Vincent R. Racaniello | |
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| Born | January 2, 1953 |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (B.A.) (1974) Mount Sinai Medical Center (Ph.D) (1980) MIT (Post-doctoral) |
| Known for | CD155 (poliovirus receptor, PVR) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology Immunology Virology |
| Institutions | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons |
Vincent R. Racaniello (born January 2, 1953) is a Higgins Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons.[1] He is a co-author of a textbook on virology, Principles of Virology.[2][3]
Racaniello has received the Irma T. Hirschl, Searle Scholars, Eli Lilly, Julius Youngner and NIH Merit awards. He has also been a Harvey Society Lecturer at Rockefeller University, the Hilleman Lecturer at the University of Chicago, and university lecturer at Columbia University. Spring of 2022, ETH Zurich awarded Racaniello the Richard R. Ernst award and lecture for his scientific communication work.[4] He was also the keynote speaker for the American Society for Virology, at its 2018 meeting.[5] Racaniello has served on the editorial boards of scientific journals, including the Journal of Virology,[6] and is a community editor for the open access journal PLOS Pathogens.[7] He also served as the 2015 president of the American Society for Virology.
Racaniello is the host of various podcasts, including This Week in Virology.
- ^ "Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons".
- ^ S. J. Flint L.; V. R. Racaniello; G.F. Rall; A.M. Skalka (August 2015). Principles of Animal Virology - 4th Edition. ASM Press. ISBN 978-1-55581-443-4.
- ^ "This Week in Virology". TWiV 662: Principals of Principles, Fifth Edition. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Richard R Ernst".
- ^ "Asv 2018".
- ^ "Journal of Virology". American Society for Microbiology. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "PLOS Pathogens". PLOS. Retrieved 22 August 2014.