Bernice Eddy | |
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 Bernice Eddy as a staff member of the Laboratory of Biologics Control, 1938 | |
| Born | Bernice E. Eddy September 30, 1903 |
| Died | May 29, 1989 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Marietta College University of Cincinnati |
| Known for | first describing the polyomavirus, work on the polio vaccine |
| Spouse | Dr. Jerald Wooley |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medical research, virology and epidemiology |
| Institutions | United States Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, American Public Health Association |
Bernice Eddy (September 30, 1903 – May 24, 1989) was an American virologist and epidemiologist. She and Sarah Elizabeth Stewart are known for their discoveries related to polyomavirus, particularly SV40 polyomavirus.[1][2]
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- ^ Eddy, Bernice E.; Borman, Gerald S.; Grubbs, George E.; Young, Ralph D. (May 1962). "Identification of the oncogenic substance in rhesus monkey kidney cell cultures as simian virus 40". Virology. 17 (1): 65–75. doi:10.1016/0042-6822(62)90082-X. PMID 13889129.