Francis Peyton Rous
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Born | 1879 Texas |
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Died | 1970 |
Notable prizes | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1966) |
(Francis) Peyton Rous (1879–1970) born in Texas in 1879 and received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins Medical School. He was involved in the discovery of the role of viruses in the transmission of certain types of cancer. In 1966 he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work.
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