Robert Charles Gallo
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About
Medical researcher who discovered that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) led to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Before Fame
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Providence College in 1959.
Trivia
He co-founded and became the director of the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Family Life
His parents, working-class Italian immigrants, had him at a hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Associated With
In 2007, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave him a $15 million grant.
