Ben Neuman
{{Short description|American virologist}}
File:Ben Neuman.jpg{{Infobox scientist
| name = Dr Benjamin W Neuman
| birth_date = September 1974
| nationality = American
| spouse = Nicola Benning
| children = Isaac Neuman, Theia Neuman
}}
Benjamin W. Neuman is an American virologist.
Early life and education
Neuman was born to parents Doug Neuman and Billie Porter Neuman in Ashtabula, Ohio. As the oldest of four children (siblings Jacob, Rebecca and Samuel), he attended Niles McKinley High School in Niles, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Toledo for his bachelor's degree.{{cite news |last1=Shiller |first1=Beth |title=Niles native, Texas A&M professor plays role in naming virus |url=https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2020/05/niles-native-texas-am-professor-plays-role-in-naming-virus/ |access-date=April 22, 2021 |publisher=Tribune Chronicle |date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207064428/https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2020/05/niles-native-texas-am-professor-plays-role-in-naming-virus/ |url-status=live }} Following this, he enrolled at the University of Reading for his PhD in Animal and Microbial Sciences and completed his postdoctoral research in virology at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA.{{cite web |title=Ben Neuman |url=https://www.bio.tamu.edu/faculty-webpage-ben-neuman/ |website=bio.tamu.edu |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423031750/https://www.bio.tamu.edu/faculty-webpage-ben-neuman/ |url-status=live }} He is currently a biology and medical school faculty member at Texas A&M University and serves as the Chief Virologist at the university's Global Health Research Complex.
Career
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Neuman served on the international committee on the taxonomy of viruses, a COVID-19 study group.{{cite web |title=COVID-19 COMMENT: NAMING A CORONAVIRUS |url=https://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/PR837638.aspx |website=reading.ac.uk |access-date=April 22, 2021 |date=March 24, 2020 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820171009/https://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/PR837638.aspx |url-status=live }} He oversaw the Texas A&M University Global Health Research Complex which identified a variant of the virus whose full significance was unknown.{{cite web |title=Texas A&M Lab Identifies New COVID-19 Variant; Genome Suggests Potential Resistance To Antibodies |url=https://today.tamu.edu/2021/04/19/texas-a-genome-suggests-potential-resistance-to-antibodies/ |website=today.tamu.edu |access-date=April 22, 2021 |date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421182109/https://today.tamu.edu/2021/04/19/texas-a-genome-suggests-potential-resistance-to-antibodies/ |url-status=live }} In order to counter the virus, he encouraged the continued use of masks, washing hands, and staying six feet apart and has recorded hundreds of educational videos via his YouTube account, Ask Dr Ben.
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Category:Texas A&M University faculty
Category:University of Toledo alumni
Category:Alumni of the University of Reading
Category:People from Niles, Ohio