Purnell W. Choppin

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Purnell W. Choppin
Born(1929-07-04)July 4, 1929
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
DiedJuly 3, 2021(2021-07-03) (aged 91)[1]
Washington, D.C., US[2]
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
EducationLouisiana State University, M.D.
Known forHHMI President, 1987-1999
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
InstitutionsRockefeller University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Purnell Whittington Choppin (July 4, 1929 โ€“ July 3, 2021) was an American

New York-Presbyterian Hospital.[3][4]

Early life and education

Choppin was born on July 4, 1929, in

St. Louis, Missouri. He also served as a medical officer in the United States Air Force.[4]

Academic career

Choppin began work at Rockefeller in 1957 as a research fellow and joined the faculty there in 1959, heading a virology research program focused on the

Donald Fredrickson.[6] During his presidency, both the institute's budget and its number of scientists increased dramatically.[5][6] Choppin retired from HHMI at the end of 1999, succeeded by Thomas Cech.[7]

Choppin became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1977.[8] He received the University of Chicago's Howard Taylor Ricketts Award in 1978 and the National Academy of Sciences' Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology in 1984.[5] In the early 1980s, Choppin was among the group of American virologists who helped organize and became the founding members of the American Society for Virology.[9][10] He was elected to both the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1988.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Purnell Choppin, pioneering virologist, has died". Rockefeller University. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Dr. Purnell Whittington Choppin (Obituary)
  3. ^ a b c "Purnell W. Choppin papers". The Online Collections and Catalog of Rockefeller Archive Center. Rockefeller University. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Purnell Choppin, M.D." Center for the Study of Hepatitis C. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Purnell W. Choppin Announces His Retirement". HHMI News. September 22, 1998. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Cowen, Ron (September 21, 1987). "HHMI Expands Under New President". The Scientist. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Thomas R. Cech to Become the Next President of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute". HHMI News. March 25, 1999. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Purnell W. Choppin". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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  11. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Purnell W. Choppin". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

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