Christian Kunz
Christian Kunz (born October 13, 1927 in Linz ; † April 12, 2020 in Vöcklabruck ) was an Austrian virologist and developer of a vaccine against the "tick disease" early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE).
Kunz completed a medical degree in Innsbruck and Vienna. In 1954 he received his doctorate and entered the Hygiene Institute at the University of Vienna . In 1957 he stayed for several months for study purposes in Freiburg, Tübingen and Marburg and in 1961/62 for a research stay at Rockefeller Laboratories in New York. In 1967 he was awarded the Cardinal Innitzer Prize . In 1971 he became a full professor and head of the newly founded Virology Institute in Vienna. In 1996 he retired. Between 1971 and 1973 he and his team developed a TBE vaccine , which he brought to market in 1976 thanks to the company Immuno AG .
In 2006 he received the Loeffler Frosch Medal of the Society for Virology .
Individual evidence
- ↑ He invented the tick vaccination: Christian Kunz was the doyen of virology , Upper Austria. News, April 16, 2020
Web links
- Clinical Institute of Virology
- ORF: Christian Kunz
- IDW: Honoring C. Kunz for his life's work
- In memoriam Christian Kunz of the Society for Virology, Franz X. Heinz
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| SURNAME | Kunz, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian virologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 2020 |
| Place of death | Vöcklabruck |