Sonja Buckley

Sonja M. Buckley (née Grob, June 13, 1918, Zurich – February 2, 2005, Baltimore[1]) was a Swiss-born virologist.

Sonja Buckley
Photograph of Dr. Sonja Buckley, provided by the Yale University Library
Born
Sonja Grob

(1918-06-13)June 13, 1918
Zurich, Switzerland
DiedFebruary 2, 2005(2005-02-02) (aged 86)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
Known forCulturing Lassa virus
Spouse(s)John Buckley
Scientific career
FieldsVirology, Cancer Biology

She was the first person to culture Lassa virus, the causative agent of Lassa fever.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Oransky, Ivan (March 2005). "Obituary: Sonja Buckley". The Lancet. 365 (9463): 932. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71068-0.
  2. New York Times News Service. "SONJA BUCKLEY, 86". chicagotribune.com.
  3. "Sonja Buckley > 100 Years of Women at YSM | Yale School of Medicine". medicine.yale.edu. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. Pearce, Jeremy (14 February 2005). "Sonja Buckley, 86, Scientist, Is Dead; Helped Identify Lassa Virus". The New York Times.
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