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Ludwik Gross
Microbiologist

Ludwik Gross

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Identifying cancer-causing viruses in laboratory mice.

Mouse tumour viruses · Oncogenic Viruses

Born
11 September 1904
Birthplace
Kraków
Died
19 July 1999

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Ludwik Gross

Ludwik Gross was a Polish-American researcher whose work helped establish links between viruses and cancer.

Early life

Education

Studied medicine at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and escaped occupied Poland in 1940.

Career

  1. After 1945

    Bronx research

    Led cancer research at the Veterans Administration Medical Center.

  2. 1974

    Lasker Award

    Recognised for tumour-virus research.

Contributions

Mouse tumour viruses

Identified murine leukaemia and polyomaviruses.

Oncogenic Viruses

Published a reference book on cancer-causing viruses.

Beyond research

War service

Served in the United States Armed Forces during the Second World War.

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