Yvonne Barr

Yvonne Barr
Born(1932-03-11)11 March 1932
Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland[1]
Died13 February 2016(2016-02-13) (aged 83)
Melbourne, Australia
Alma mater
Known forEpstein–Barr virus
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
Doctoral advisorAnthony Epstein

Yvonne Margaret Balding[2][3] (née Barr;[2][4] 11 March 1932 – 13 February 2016)[3] was an Irish virologist who co-discovered the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV),[5][6] which, because it identified a virus as a cause of cancer in humans, has been called "one of the 20th century's most significant scientific discoveries."[7]

Barr's role in the discovery of EBV, also called human herpesvirus 4, was instrumental, as she prepared the samples used for experimentation[8] as well as characterized the morphological and biological characteristics of the virus.[9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference eire was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Yvonne Barr's video greeting at the EBV 50th anniversary conference in 2014
  3. ^ a b "Yvonne Balding Obituary". The Age. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Yvonne Margaret Barr". findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Barr, Yvonne M. (1932-) – People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. ^ Ricks, Delthia (21 March 2024). "Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ Ricks, Delthia (21 March 2024). "Overlooked No More: Yvonne Barr, Who Helped Discover a Cancer-Causing Virus". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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  9. ^ Epstein, MA; Henle, G; Achong, BG; Barr, YM (1965). "Morphological and Biological Studies on a Virus in Cultured Lymphoblasts from Burkitt's lymphoma". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 121 (5): 761–770. doi:10.1084/jem.121.5.761. PMC 2138004. PMID 14278230.