William W. Hall is the chair of medical microbiology and professor emeritus at the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases at

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

. He is one of the founders of the Global Virus Network, along with

Robert Gallo Robert Charles Gallo (; born March 23, 1937) is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in establishing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( ...

and Reinhard Kurth, of the

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Career

Hall earned his B.Sc.(Biochemistry) and Ph.D. (Biochemistry/ Virology) from Queen's University Belfast and his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in New York. He began his career as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cornell University. Later he worked as the Senior Physician and Director of the Clinical Research Centre at the Rockefeller University in New York. He was the former president of International Retrovirology Association. He was Professor of Medical Microbiology at

. He was a member of the National Public Health Emergency Team for the Irish Government. He is the former Director of

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(NVRL).

Research

He is known for his research in human retroviruses and the roles of viruses in the development of leukaemia and lymphoma. His research was instrumental in the Molecular Characterization and identifying the genetic heterogeneity of Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type II. His work proceeded onto animal models of viral diseases and molecular pathogenesis.

Personal life

He is a photography enthusiast.

Awards

*The GVN Robert C. Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence and Leadership

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, William Living people Irish virologists Academics of University College Dublin Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Cornell University alumni Rockefeller University faculty Place of birth missing (living people)