William C. Campbell (scientist)

William C. Campbell
Campbell in 2015
Born (1930-06-28) 28 June 1930 (age 94)
CitizenshipIreland
United States (since 1964)
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD)
Known forDiscovery of avermectin
AwardsMembership of NAS (2002)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2015)
FRS (2020)
Scientific career
FieldsParasitology
InstitutionsMerck & Co.
Drew University
ThesisFascioloides magna (trematoda) with special reference to the adult in relation to disease (1957)

William Cecil Campbell FRS[1] (born 28 June 1930) is an Irish-American microbiologist known for his work in discovering a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworms, for which he was jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[2] He helped to discover a class of drugs called avermectins, whose derivatives have been shown to have "extraordinary efficacy" in treating River blindness and Lymphatic filariasis, among other parasitic diseases affecting animals and humans.[3] Campbell worked at the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research 1957–1990, and has become a research fellow emeritus at Drew University.[4][5]

  1. ^ "William C. Campbell". Royal Society. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "William C Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura and Youyou Tu win Nobel prize in medicine". The Guardian. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ "The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – Press Release: William C. Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura, Youyou Tu". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  4. ^ Molin, Anna (5 October 2015). "Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded to William C. Campbell, Satoshi Omura, Youyou Tu". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ^ Scott, Dermot. "William C. Campbell (Sc.D.)". Ramelton Tidy Towns. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015.