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Lacy Overby

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Lacy Overby
Born27 July 1920
Died5 December 1994(1994-12-05) (aged 74)
Alma materVanderbilt University
Known forHepatitis B
Hepatitis C
AwardsKarl Landsteiner Memorial Award (1992)
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
InstitutionsChiron Corporation

Lacy Rasco Overby (27 July 1920 - 5 December 1994) was a virologist known for his contributions to Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C research.[1][2]

He earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in science and physics at Vanderbilt University (BA, 1941; MS, 1945; PhD, 1951).[1]

He was awarded the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award of the American Association of Blood Banks in 1992 together with Harvey J. Alter, Daniel W. Bradley, Qui-Lim Choo, Michael Houghton and George Kuo.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Beyond Hardship, Tragedy and Loss, One Family's Legacy of Hope". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1126/science.2523562. PMID 2523562.
  3. ^ "List of Past AABB Award Recipients". AABB. Retrieved 4 October 2016.