Daniel W. Bradley (born July 13, 1941) is an American virologist who, along with Michael Houghton, Qui-Lim Choo and George Kuo at Chiron Corporation, worked to help isolate the Hepatitis C virus in 1989.[1]

Daniel W. Bradley
Born (1941-07-13) July 13, 1941 (age 83)
Alma materSan Jose State University
University of California
University of Arizona
Known forHepatitis C
AwardsKarl Landsteiner Memorial Award (1992)
Robert Koch Prize (1993)
William Beaumont Prize (1994)
Gairdner Foundation International Award (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
InstitutionsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Career

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Bradley graduated from San José State University in 1964, before going on to receive a master's degree in biochemistry from the University of California and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.[2] He worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention starting in 1971. He received the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award of the American Association of Blood Banks in 1992, the Robert Koch Prize in 1993, and the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 2013.[3][4][2]

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  1. ^ Choo QL, Kuo G, Weiner AJ, Overby LR, Bradley DW, Houghton M (April 1989). "Isolation of a cDNA clone derived from a blood-borne non-A, non-B viral hepatitis genome". Science. 244 (4902): 359–62. Bibcode:1989Sci...244..359C. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.469.3592. doi:10.1126/science.2523562. PMID 2523562.
  2. ^ a b "Daniel W. Bradley". The Gairdner Foundation. p. Bio. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ "List of Past AABB Award Recipients". AABB. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Preisträger A - Z". Robert-Koch=Stiftung. Retrieved 22 January 2024.