Charles Weissmann, M.D., Ph.D. (IMAGE)

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Charles Weissmann, M.D., Ph.D.

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Charles Weissmann, M.D., Ph.D., passed away at age 94 on Dec. 11, 2025. He invented methods for cloning interferon-alpha 2 and contributed to the discovery of the infectious nature of prions. 

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The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute

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