Julius Youngner
Julius S. Youngner (24 October 1920 – 27 April 2017)[1] was an American Distinguished Service Professor in the School of Medicine and Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics at University of Pittsburgh responsible for advances necessary for development of a vaccine for poliomyelitis[2] and the first intranasal equine influenza vaccine.[3]
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Born | Julius S. Youngner 24 October 1920 |
Died | April 27, 2017 | (aged 96)
Alma mater | New York University University of Michigan |
Known for | First polio vaccine, equine influenza vaccine |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Microbiology Virology |
Institutions | United States Army(-1946) U.S. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, United States Navy University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics(1949-2000) |
Influenced | Patricia Whitaker-Dowling |
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References
- ↑ Obituary: Julius Youngner | Last surviving member of Salk vaccine team
- ↑ "University of Pittsburgh Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics". University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "University of Pittsburgh Researchers Develop Virus for First Intranasal Equine Influenza Vaccine". www.upmc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.