Charles Weissmann
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Charles Weissmann is a Swiss molecular biologist and biotechnology pioneer known for his groundbreaking work on interferons and prion diseases and for co-founding the biotech company Biogen.
Aliases (1)
- Biogen ×2
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| instanceOf |
Swiss person
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academic → biotechnologist → biotechnology company → company founder → molecular biologist → |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
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Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine → Robert Koch Prize → |
| coFounded |
Biogen
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Switzerland
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| educatedAt |
University of Zurich
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| employer |
The Scripps Research Institute
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University of Zurich → |
| fieldOfStudy |
medicine
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molecular biology → |
| fieldOfWork |
biotechnology
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immunology → interferons → molecular biology → prion diseases → virology → |
| hasGender |
male
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| industry |
biotechnology
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| influenced |
development of biotech industry in Europe
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research on therapeutic interferons → |
| knownFor |
co-founding Biogen
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pioneering work on interferons → research on prion diseases → |
| memberOf |
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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Royal Society → US National Academy of Sciences → |
| name |
Charles Weissmann
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| notableStudent |
Adriano Aguzzi
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| notableWork |
work on alpha-interferon
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work on prion protein (PrP) → |
| occupation |
professor
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research scientist → |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the Department of Infectology at The Scripps Research Institute
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director of the Institute for Molecular Biology at the University of Zurich → professor of molecular biology at the University of Zurich → |
| researchContribution |
cloning and expression of human interferon genes
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development of recombinant interferon → generation of prion-free mice for prion research → studies on the molecular basis of prion propagation → |