Bernice Eddy

Bernice Eddy
Bernice Eddy as a staff member of the Laboratory of Biologics Control, 1938
Born
Bernice E. Eddy

(1903-09-30)September 30, 1903
DiedMay 29, 1989(1989-05-29) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMarietta College
University of Cincinnati
Known forfirst describing the polyomavirus, work on the polio vaccine
SpouseDr. Jerald Wooley
Scientific career
FieldsMedical research,
virology and epidemiology
InstitutionsUnited States Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, American Public Health Association

Bernice Eddy (September 30, 1903 – May 24, 1989) was an American virologist and epidemiologist. She and Sarah Elizabeth Stewart are known for their discoveries related to polyomavirus, particularly SV40 polyomavirus.