Linda Saif

Linda Saif
Spouse(s) Mo Saif
Awards Wolf Prize in Agriculture
Academic background
Alma mater Case Western Reserve University
Ohio State University
Academic work
Institutions Ohio State University
Main interests biologist
Notable ideas virology, immunology

Linda Saif is an American microbial scientist who works at Ohio State University. In 2015, she became the first female recipient of the Wolf Prize in Agriculture for her research in virology and immunology.[1][2]

Saif is a Fulbright scholar[3] and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[4] In 2003, she studied the SARS coronavirus outbreak with the World Health Organization.[3]

Saif is married to biologist Mo Saif.[3]

References

  1. "Rivlin, Bennett present 'Israel's Nobel Prize' to eight US scientists and artists". Jerusalem Post. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. "Linda Saif wins prestigious Wolf Prize in Agriculture". Food Animal Health Research Program, The Ohio State University. 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Wheeler, Tracy (22 April 2005). "Ohio scientists study animals to learn how to protect humans". Akron Beacon Journal   via HighBeam (subscription required) . Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. "About the PNAS Member Editor". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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