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  1. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1954) Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1960) John Franklin Enders (February 10, 1897 – September 8, 1985) was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate. Enders has been called "The Father of Modern Vaccines."

    • culturing poliovirus, isolating measlesvirus, developing measles vaccine
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  2. John Franklin Enders (born Feb. 10, 1897, West Hartford, Conn., U.S.—died Sept. 8, 1985, Waterford, Conn.) was an American virologist and microbiologist who, with Frederick C. Robbins and Thomas H. Weller, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for 1954 for his part in cultivating the poliomyelitis virus in nonnervous-tissue ...

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  3. Sep 10, 1985 · Dr. John F. Enders, a Nobel Prize-winning virologist whose discoveries paved the way for vaccines against polio, measles, German measles and mumps as well as to major advances in the fight...

  4. John F. Enders, Ph.D. Brief Bio. John Franklin Enders's route to immunology was more circuitous than those taken by most immunologists. The son of a banker, Enders was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, on February 10, 1897, and had little exposure to science during his early years.

  5. John Franklin Enders was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for cultivating poliomyelitis virus in non-nervous tissue cultures.

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  7. May 17, 2018 · John Franklin Enders. 1897-1985. American microbiologist who shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine with F. C. Robbins and T. H. Weller for their discovery that the virus which causes polio can be grown in a test tube on various tissues. This discovery allowed for the mass production of a successful polio vaccine.

  8. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. John Franklin Enders (February 10, 1897 – September 8, 1985) was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate. Enders has been called "The Father of Modern Vaccines." Quick Facts John Franklin Enders ForMemRS, Born ...

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