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Although it was the first polio vaccine, it was not to be the last; Albert Bruce Sabin (1906–1993) introduced an oral vaccine in the United States in the 1960s that replaced Salk’s. Although the disease was finally brought under control because of these vaccines, the science behind them fired debate that continues to this day.
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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
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...
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 ...
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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.
Aug 26, 2013 · By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth Dr. Albert Sabin was born today, August 26 in 1906 in Poland and is best known for developing the oral polio vaccine. This black and white portrait of Sabin, taken in 1953, was donated to the National Library of Medicine by the College of Medicine at the University….
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.”
