Robert Anthony "Robin" Weiss (born 20 February 1940[1]) is a British molecular biologist,[2] Professor of Viral Oncology at University College London[3] and a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
A break-through discovery in 1971 was that the retroviral genome in chickens follows the rules of Mendelian inheritance.
His successor, A. L. Harris, states that Weiss showed "clear vision in developing the British Journal of Cancer into [a] multidisciplinary journal with a focus on research that aims to deliver benefits to cancer patients.
[8] In November 2001, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded Weiss the M. W. Beijerinck Prize for Virology, noting especially his work on retroviruses.
[10] In 2007, Imperial College London awarded Weiss the Ernst Chain Prize, noting that he "has pioneered our understanding of HIV and AIDS, particularly on the identification of CD4 as the HIV receptor and on the analysis of neutralizing antibodies to the virus" [11] Weiss was elected as Honorary Member of the Microbiology Society in 2009.