Robert Gallo

Robert Gallo
Gallo in 2017
Born	Robert Charles Gallo (1937-03-23)March 23, 1937 Waterbury, Connecticut,U.S.
Education	Providence College(B.S.) Thomas Jefferson University(MD)
Years active	1963–present
Known for	Co-discoverer ofHIV
Medical career
Profession	Medical doctor
Institutions	National Cancer Institute
Sub-specialties	Infectious diseaseandvirology
Research	Biomedical research
Awards	Lasker Award(1982, 1986) Charles S. Mott Prize(1984) Dickson Prize(1985) Japan Prize(1988) Dan David Prize(2009)

Robert Charles Gallo(/ˈɡɑːloʊ/;born March 23, 1937) is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in the discovery of thehuman immunodeficiency virus(HIV) as theinfectious agentresponsible foracquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS). He also helped create the HIV blood test.

Gallo is the director and co-founder of theInstitute of Human Virology(IHV) at theUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineinBaltimore, Maryland.

In November 2011, Gallo was named the first Homer & Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine. Gallo is also a co-founder of biotechnology company Profectus BioSciences, Inc. and co-founder and scientific director of theGlobal Virus Network(GVN).

Gallo was the most cited scientist in the world from 1980 to 1990.He has published over 1,300 papers.