Janet K. Yamamoto | |
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| Known for | co-developed a vaccine for the Feline immunodeficiency virus |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA, University of California, Davis PhD, Microbiology, 1981, University of Texas Medical Branch |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Florida UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine |
Janet K. Yamamoto is an American immunologist. Yanamoto is a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Florida where she studies the spread of HIV/AIDS. In 1988, she co-developed a vaccine for the feline version of HIV with Niels C. Pederson and was subsequently elected to the National Academy of Inventors.