D. Carleton Gajdusek
Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1976
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D. Carleton Gajdusek, born on September 9, 1923, in Yonkers, New York, was an American physician and researcher. He is best known for his work on infectious diseases, particularly Kuru, which affects populations in Papua New Guinea. In 1976, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases. Gajdusek passed away on December 12, 2008.
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- Who is D. Carleton Gajdusek?
- D. Carleton Gajdusek, born on September 9, 1923, in Yonkers, New York, was an American physician and researcher. He is best known for his work on infectious diseases, particularly Kuru, which affects populations in Papua New Guinea. In 1976, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases. Gajdusek passed away on December 12, 2008.
- In what year did D. Carleton Gajdusek win the Nobel Prize?
- 1976 — Medicine