virologist

[ vahy-rol-uh-jist, vi- ]

noun

1. a medical researcher or scientist who studies viruses and the diseases caused by them:

   She worked for several years as a virologist on the dengue fever vaccine development team, devising ways to weaken the virus so it could be incorporated into a vaccine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of virologist¹

virolog(y) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

Example Sentences

“This is one big event that everyone has feared,” Rick Bright, a virologist and the former head of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

“As I’ve said since we first learned of the outbreak in dairy cows, nothing we’ve learned about this virus is new or unexpected,” said Rick Bright, a virologist and former head of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

“With the rapid spread and increased detection of more infected herds in California, it’s to be expected,” said Rick Bright, a virologist and the former head of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

That concern was aired in a commentary by 41 biologists, immunologists, virologists and physicians published Aug. 1 in the Journal of Virology.

From Los Angeles Times

Only a small set of avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect mammals, said Thomas Friedrich, a University of Wisconsin virologist who studies the evolution of pandemic viruses.

From Salon