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Purnell W. Choppin was born on 4 July, 1929 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US, is an American virologist (1929–2021). Discover Purnell W. Choppin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?
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91 years old |
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Cancer |
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4 July 1929 |
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4 July |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US |
| Date of death |
3 July, 2021 |
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Washington, D.C., US |
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United States
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Purnell W. Choppin Height, Weight & Measurements
At 91 years old, Purnell W. Choppin height not available right now. We will update Purnell W. Choppin's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Purnell W. Choppin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Purnell W. Choppin worth at the age of 91 years old? Purnell W. Choppin’s income source is mostly from being a successful President. He is from United States. We have estimated Purnell W. Choppin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Purnell Whittington Choppin (July 4, 1929 – July 3, 2021) was an American virologist.
He served on the faculty of Rockefeller University for nearly thirty years, becoming the Leon Hess Professor of Virology.
Choppin was born on July 4, 1929, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He attended medical school at Louisiana State University and received an M.D. in 1953.
Before beginning his independent research career, Choppin did his internship and residency at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
He also served as a medical officer in the United States Air Force.
Choppin began work at Rockefeller in 1957 as a research fellow and joined the faculty there in 1959, heading a virology research program focused on the influenza virus.
He became a full professor and senior physician at Rockefeller in 1970, and served in various administrative roles including the vice president of academic programs and the dean of graduate studies.
Choppin became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1977.
He received the University of Chicago's Howard Taylor Ricketts Award in 1978 and the National Academy of Sciences' Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology in 1984.
In the early 1980s, Choppin was among the group of American virologists who helped organize and became the founding members of the American Society for Virology.
He moved to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 1985, became the president of the institute in 1987, and retired in 1999, succeeded by Thomas Cech.
Until his death in 2021, he was the chair of the Scientific Advisory Board at the Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, supported by a university consortium consisting of Rockefeller, Weill Cornell Medical College, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
In 1985 Choppin moved from his position as the Leon Hess Professor of Virology at Rockefeller to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where he served as vice president and chief scientific officer.
He assumed the presidency in 1987, succeeding Donald Fredrickson.
During his presidency, both the institute's budget and its number of scientists increased dramatically.
He was elected to both the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1988.
Choppin retired from HHMI at the end of 1999, succeeded by Thomas Cech.
