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Stanley Alan Plotkin (born May 12, 1932 [1]) is an American physician who works as a consultant to vaccine manufacturers, such as Sanofi Pasteur, as well as biotechnology firms, non-profits and governments. In the 1960s, he played a pivotal role in discovery of a vaccine against rubella virus while working at Wistar Institute in Philadelphia.
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Jan 27, 2021 · Stanley Plotkin, legendary vaccinologist, on the historic development and chaotic distribution of covid-19 vaccines. By Eli Saslow. January 27, 2021. I’ve been so focused on helping to develop...
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Physician, Professor, Researcher, and Vaccine Developer. Overview. Timeline. Working with a team at the Wistar Institute, Stanley Plotkin developed the rubella vaccine. Rubella is now eliminated from the Americas and more than half of European countries.
Apr 13, 2017 · Published: 2017-04-13. Stanley Alan Plotkin developed vaccines in the United States during the mid to late twentieth century. Plotkin began his research career at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he studied the rubella virus.
4 days ago · Medical Sciences. Elected. 2021. Stanley A. Plotkin is Emeritus Professor of the University of Pennsylvania, and Adjunct Professor of the Johns Hopkins University. Until 1991, he was Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Virology at the Wistar Institute, and at the same time, Director of ...
In these short videos, Dr. Stanley Plotkin, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, answers questions about vaccines. What is an adjuvant, and why are they used in vaccines? How is a vaccine processed by the body when it is given as a shot?
Mar 21, 2020 · In 1964, working in his Wistar Institute laboratory, Stanley Plotkin invented the rubella vaccine—the "R" in MMR—that's now used the world over. Since then, he has worked extensively on the development and application of other vaccines, including ones for anthrax, polio, and rabies.
