Ludwik Gross | |
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 Ludwik Gross | |
| Born | 11 September 1904 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | July 19, 1999 (aged 94) New York City, United States |
| Nationality | Polish, American |
| Education | University of Cracow, Institut Pasteur, Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| Occupation(s) | oncologist virologist |
| Known for | murine leukemia virus polyomavirus |
Ludwik Gross (September 11, 1904 – July 19, 1999) was a Polish-American virologist who discovered two different tumor viruses—murine leukemia virus and mouse polyomavirus—capable of causing cancers in laboratory mice.[1]
- ^ Altman, Lawrence K. (22 July 1999). "Ludwik Gross, a Trailblazer in Cancer Research, Dies at 94". New York Times. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
Dr. Ludwik Gross, who influenced cancer research by showing that viruses could cause cancers in animals, died on Monday at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. He was 94 and lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The cause was stomach cancer, said his daughter, Dr. Augusta H. Gross.