Robert Gallo

Robert Gallo, born on March 23, 1937, is a distinguished American biomedical researcher renowned for his pivotal contributions to the understanding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). His groundbreaking work also includes the development of the HIV blood test, which has been instrumental in the fight against this global epidemic.

In July 2024, Gallo took on a new role as the James P. Cullison Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida. He also serves as the Director of the newly established USF Health Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation. Concurrently, he is the Director of the Microbial Oncology Program at the Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute.

Prior to his current appointments, Gallo was the Co-founder and Director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine from nineteen ninety-six until March twenty twenty-three, after which he held the title of Emeritus Director until July twenty twenty-four. He was also the first Homer & Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine at UMSOM from two thousand thirteen to two thousand twenty-four.

Recognized for his significant impact on the scientific community, Gallo was the most cited scientist globally from nineteen eighty to nineteen ninety and ranked third in scientific impact from nineteen eighty-three to two thousand two. With over one thousand three hundred published papers, his contributions continue to shape the field of virology and infectious diseases.