Research Driven by Curiosity: The Journey from Basic Molecular Biology and Virology to Studies of Human Pathogenic Coronaviruses

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About the Authors

Stanley Perlman

* E-mail: Stanley-Perlman@uiowa.edu

Affiliation Departments of Microbiology and Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

The author declares that no competing interests exist.

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