Francis Peyton Rous
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(Francis) Peyton Rous
Francis Peyton Rous
Francis Peyton Rous
Born October 5, 1879
Baltimore, Maryland
Died February 16, 1970
New York City
Nationality United States
Fields virology
Known for oncoviruses
Notable awards Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1966)

(Francis) Peyton Rous (October 5, 1879February 16, 1970) born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1879 and received his B.A. and M.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He was involved in the discovery of the role of viruses in the transmission of certain types of cancer. In 1966 he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work.

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