Wolfgang Joklik | |
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| Born | Wolfgang Karl Joklik November 16, 1926 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | July 7, 2019 (aged 92) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Sydney University University of Oxford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Virology |
| Institutions | Duke University |
| Academic advisors | Paul Fildes |
Wolfgang Karl "Bill" Joklik (November 16, 1926 – July 7, 2019) was a virologist and James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University,[1] from which he retired in 1993 after 25 years chairing the department.[2] In 1981, he founded the American Society for Virology, the first scientific society specifically for virologists,[3] and served a two-year term as its founding president.[4] In the same year, he was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences.[2] He has been described as "one of the earliest molecular virologists" and is best known for his research on poxviruses and reoviruses, and for work on interferon proteins.[1]
- ^ a b "Seminars and Events: Joklik Distinguished Lectureship". Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. Duke University. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ a b Joklik, W. K. (2 December 2005). "Adventures of a Biochemist in Virology". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280 (49): 40385–40397. doi:10.1074/JBC.X500005200. PMID 16326717.
- ^ Joklik WK, Grossberg SE (2006). "How the American Society for Virology was founded". Virology. 344 (1): 250–7. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2005.09.022. PMID 16364755.
- ^ "American Society for Virology Presidents" (PDF). American Society for Virology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.