Gérard Orth (7 February 1936 – 4 September 2023) was a French virologist, emeritus research director at the CNRS, honorary professor at the Pasteur Institute.
Gérard Orth had devoted his research to the study of the role of viruses in the genesis of human cancers.
[1] Gérard Orth was a graduate of the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort (1959), the Institut Pasteur (1960) and the faculté des sciences de Paris (1963–1964).
Many original contributions to the knowledge of the plurality of human PVs infecting the skin[10][11][12] and mucous membranes,[13] their biology, pathogenicity or oncogenic potential,[4][5][6][7][9][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] to understanding the mechanisms and factors involved in the expression of the biological properties of PV,[6][8][15][17][19] in particular, genetic factors,[7][8][21][22][23][24] and to preventing associated diseases.
[25] Coordinated with Philippe Sansonetti the drafting of a report by the French Academy of sciences on the control of infectious diseases,[26] in the context of the concept "One health, one medicine", and that of a report by the Académie vétérinaire de France on research in national veterinary schools.