Oral history interview with Victor Nussenzweig, MD
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Dr. Victor Nussenzweig was Professor Emeritus of Pathology and formerly led the Michael Heidelberger Division of the Department of Pathology at NYU. He was the Hermann M. Biggs Professor of Preventive Medicine. He co-discovered the circumsporozite, or CSP protein with his wife, Ruth Nussenzweig. This discovery led to the identification of the CSP gene. Both the CSP protein and CSP gene are the basis for malaria vaccine efforts.