The Saga of Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
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#158 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek ( GHY-də-shek; September 9, 1923 – December 12, 2008) was an American physician, medical researcher, and convicted child sex offender, who was the co-recipient (with Baruch S. Blumberg) of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1976 for work on the transmissibility of kuru, implying the existence of an infectious agent, which he named an 'unconventional virus'.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
In 1996, Gajdusek was charged with child molestation, and spent 12 months in prison after being convicted.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Blumberg) of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1976 for work on the transmissibility of kuru, implying the existence of an infectious agent, which he named an 'unconventional virus'.
