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- Maurice Ralph Hilleman (August 30, 1919 – April 11, 2005) was a leading American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity.
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Maurice Ralph Hilleman (August 30, 1919 – April 11, 2005) was a leading American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity. According to one estimate, his vaccines save nearly eight million lives each year.
Aug 27, 2016 · Maurice Ralph Hilleman (1919–2005) was one of the greatest microbiologists/vaccinologists of all time. He played a key role in developing vaccines for Asian flu in 1957 and Hong Kong flu in 1968.
- Theodore H. Tulchinsky, Theodore H. Tulchinsky
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Maurice Hilleman invented eight of the fourteen vaccines used in routine vaccination schedules today. In an unusually long and productive career in science he developed over 40 vaccines - an enormous number compared with more celebrated scientists, such as Pasteur, Sabin, and Salk.
About Dr. Hilleman. Dr. Maurice Hilleman is considered by many to be the father of modern vaccines. Over the course of his career, he developed many of the vaccines that are routinely recommended for children today. By the end of his career, Dr. Hilleman had prevented pandemic flu, combined the measles-mumps-rubella vaccines (MMR), developed ...
May 6, 2013 · The name Maurice Hilleman may not ring a bell. But today 95 percent of American children receive the M.M.R. — the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella that Dr. Hilleman invented, starting...
As a past recipient of the National Medal of Science, Hilleman proposed the topic of recognizing major contributions of 20th century vaccines for preventing disease, disability and death among the peoples of the 21st century. Hilleman chose six vaccines and embedded them in a special clear plastic box.
In his 47 years at Merck, Dr. Hilleman led and worked on teams that produced vaccines still in use today, like the mumps vaccine. In one famous anecdote from this time there, Dr. Hilleman saw his daughter, Jeryl Lynn, showed the signs and symptoms of mumps.