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Albert Bruce Sabin ( / ˈseɪbɪn / SAY-bin; August 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993) was a Polish-American medical researcher, best known for developing the oral polio vaccine, which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease. In 1969–72, he served as the president of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
Apr 5, 2024 · Albert Bruce Sabin (born Aug. 26, 1906, Białystok, Poland, Russian Empire—died March 3, 1993, Washington, D.C., U.S.) was a Polish American physician and microbiologist best known for developing the oral polio vaccine. He was also known for his research in the fields of human viral diseases, toxoplasmosis, and cancer.
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This is a photograph of Albert Bruce Sabin (1906–1993), the man who made the oral polio vaccine (Figure). Sabin’s name will always be associated with poliomyelitis, a disease that claimed millions of victims in the 20th century, particularly among children.
Mar 4, 1993 · Dr. Albert B. Sabin, the pioneering researcher on viruses and viral diseases who developed the vaccine that is the main defense against polio in the United States and much of the rest of the...
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May 23, 2018 · Albert Sabin. Born: August 26, 1906 Bialystok, Poland Died: March 3, 1993 Washington, D.C. Polish-born American physician and virologist. Polish-born physician and virologist (scientist who studies viruses) Albert Sabin developed the first effective and widely used live virus polio myelitis (polio) vaccine. Early years and education
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May 11, 2018 · The Polish-American physician and virologist Albert Bruce Sabin (1906-1993) developed the first effective and widely used live virus polio vaccine. Born in Poland, Sabin emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1921 in order to avoid persecutions directed against Jews.
Albert B. Sabin (1906-1993) “A scientist who is also a human being cannot rest while knowledge which might be used to reduce suffering rests on the shelf.”. –Albert B. Sabin. National Medal of Science recipient in 1970 “for numerous fundamental contributions to the understanding of viruses and viral diseases, culminating in the ...
Albert Sabin. Albert Bruce Sabin (August 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993) was a Polish-born American medical researcher best known for having developed an oral polio vaccine. He received many awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom . Early life.
Albert Sabin—Conqueror of Poliomyelitis. A lbert Bruce Sabin, an American virologist, developed a live virus vaccine against poliomyelitis, an acute viral disease characterized clinically by fever, sore throat, headache, and vomiting and often by stiffness of the neck and back and as well as involvement of the central nervous system, leading ...
August 26, 1906–March 3, 1993. Elected to the NAS, 1951. Albert Bruce Sabin was an outstanding virologist, a prolific researcher, and the definition of a civic-minded scientist who constantly labored to ensure that his work was put to use, as he liked to say, “in the service of society.”
