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Maurice Hilleman
Maurice Hilleman | |
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 Hilleman c. 1958, as chief of the Dept. of Virus Diseases, Walter Reed Army Medical Center | |
| Born | Maurice Ralph Hilleman August 30, 1919 |
| Died | April 11, 2005 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Montana State University University of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Microbiologist, vaccinologist |
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| Children | 2 |
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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.[2][3][4][5][6] According to one estimate, his vaccines save nearly eight million lives each year.[3] He has been described as one of the most influential vaccinologists ever.[2][6][7][8][9][10] He has been called the "father of modern vaccines".[11][12] Robert Gallo called Hilleman "the most successful vaccinologist in history".[13] He has been noted by some researchers as having saved more lives than any other scientist in the 20th century.[14][15]
Of the 14 vaccines routinely recommended in American vaccine schedules, Hilleman and his team developed eight: those for measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae bacteria.[4][7] During the influenza pandemic in Southern China, his vaccine is believed to have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.[7][15][16] He also played a key role in developing the vaccine for the Hong Kong flu.[7] He also played a role in the discovery of antigenic shift and drift, the cold-producing adenoviruses, the hepatitis viruses, and the potentially cancer-causing virus SV40.[3][6][17][18][19]
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- ^ a b Newman, Laura (2005-04-30). "Maurice Hilleman". BMJ: British Medical Journal. 330 (7498): 1028. doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7498.1028. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 557162.
- ^ a b c Dove, Alan (April 2005). "Maurice Hilleman". Nature Medicine. 11 (4): S2. doi:10.1038/nm1223. ISSN 1546-170X. PMID 15812484. S2CID 13028372.
- ^ a b Offit, Paul A. (2007). Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases. Washington, DC: Smithsonian. ISBN 978-0-06-122796-7.
- ^ "Maurice Hilleman". www.telegraph.co.uk. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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:5was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d Tulchinsky, Theodore H. (2018). "Maurice Hilleman: Creator of Vaccines That Changed the World". Case Studies in Public Health: 443–470. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-804571-8.00003-2. ISBN 9780128045718. PMC 7150172.
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Maughwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Dr. Maurice Hilleman: "The father of modern vaccines"". Merck.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ Levine, Myron M.; Gallo, Robert C. (2005). "A Tribute to Maurice Ralph Hilleman". Human Vaccines. 1 (3): 93–94. doi:10.4161/hv.1.3.1967. S2CID 71919247.
- ^ "The Unknown (Vaccine) Hero: Dr. Maurice Hilleman | Immunize Nevada". www.immunizenevada.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ Winston-Macauley, Marnie (2022-11-20). "This Doctor Saved Tens of Millions of Lives, Yet Few Know his Name". Aish.com. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ II, Thomas H. Maugh (2005-04-13). "Maurice R. Hilleman, 85; Scientist Developed Many Vaccines That Saved Millions of Lives". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Reed, Christopher (2005-04-14). "Maurice Hilleman". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b Simpson, J. Cavanaugh (2020-04-19). "The Man Who Beat the 1957 Flu Pandemic". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Offord, Catherine (2020-06-01). "Confronting a Pandemic, 1957". The Scientist Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ Kurth, Reinhard (April 2005). "Maurice R. Hilleman (1919–2005)". Nature. 434 (7037): 1083. doi:10.1038/4341083a. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 15858560. S2CID 26364385.
- ^ Oransky, Ivan (2005-05-14). "Maurice R Hilleman". The Lancet. 365 (9472): 1682. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66536-1. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 15912596. S2CID 46630955.
- ^ Poulin, D. L.; Decaprio, J. A. (2006). "Is There a Role for SV40 in Human Cancer?". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 24 (26): 4356–65. doi:10.1200/JCO.2005.03.7101. PMID 16963733.
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