Said Ghabrial, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Said Ghabrial

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1939

Date of Death: 26-Nov-2018

Profession: biologist, virologist

Nationality: United States, Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Said Amin (Gabe) Ghabrial (October 1, 1939 – November 26, 2018) was an Egyptian-American plant pathologist, known for his work on mycoviruses – viruses of fungi – and particularly their effects on the virulence of plant-pathogenic fungi.
He also researched bean pod mottle virus, an economically important soybean disease.
He was professor of plant pathology at the University of Kentucky (1986–2014).