| Citation | Distinguished for his contributions to the molecular biology of oncogenic viruses. He was the first to isolate RNA from Rous sarcoma and associated viruses, and a pioneer in early studies on polyoma virus DNA. With his colleagues he carried out the first neoplastic transformation with isolated virus DNA. He discovered the first of the parvoviruses and showed their dependence on host cell DNA synthesis. Recently with his student Lane he discovered the SV40 Tantigen binding protein, and he has since detected this important protein in a variety of tumours. |