William Herman Prusoff | |
|---|---|
 William Prusoff | |
| Born | June 25, 1920 |
| Died | April 3, 2011 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Miami Columbia University |
| Spouse | Brigitte Prusoff (née Auerbach) (1926-1991) (2 children) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pharmacology, AIDS, virus, antiviral, herpes simplex virus, keratitis, HIV, protease inhibitor, virology |
| Institutions | Case Western Reserve William H. Prusoff Foundation Yale University |
William Herman Prusoff (June 25, 1920 – April 3, 2011) was a pharmacologist who was an early innovator in antiviral drugs, developing idoxuridine, the first antiviral agent approved by the FDA, in the 1950s, and co-developing (with Tai-shun Lin) stavudine, one of the earliest AIDS drugs, in the mid-1980s.[1]
- ^ Grimes, William (April 6, 2011). "W. H. Prusoff, Who Developed AIDS Drug, Is Dead at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2011.