Leor Weinberger

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Leor Weinberger

Biology

#6713

World Rank

#9488

Historical Rank

Virology

#307

World Rank

#314

Historical Rank

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• Biology

Leor Weinberger's Degrees

• PhD Virology University of California, Berkeley

Why Is Leor Weinberger Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Leor S. Weinberger is an American virologist and quantitative biologist. He is credited with discovering the HIV virus latency circuit, which provided the first experimental evidence that stochastic fluctuations in gene expression are used for cell fate decisions. He has also pioneered the concept of therapeutic interfering particles, or “TIPs”, which are resistance-proof antivirals. His TED talk on this novel antiviral approach 20 years in the making has been called a "highlight" of TED and received a standing ovation from the live audience.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Leor Weinberger?

Leor Weinberger is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• Stanford University
• University of California, San Francisco