Lacy Overby

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

Lacy Rasco Overby (27 July 1920 – 5 December 1994) was an American virologist known for his contributions to Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C research.

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

Overby 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Beyond Hardship, Tragedy and Loss, One Family's Legacy of Hope". Vanderbilt University. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. 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. Bibcode:1989Sci...244..359C. doi:10.1126/science.2523562. PMID 2523562.
  3. ↑ "List of Past AABB Award Recipients". AABB. Retrieved 4 October 2016.