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Subtitle: the life of Hilary Koprowski
By: Roger Vaughan.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Koprowski, Hilary; Virologists -- United States -- Biography; Poliomyelitis vaccine -- History
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Dr. Hilary Koprowski is the pioneer of the live polio vaccine, the first researcher to advance the diagnostic and therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies, and the developer of the "gold standard" rabies vaccine. This biography chronicles his distinguished career and life's work in the field of microbiology."

"A world-renowned maverick in biomedical research, Koprowski's research methods were often considered controversial and even radical. Nonetheless, he acquired key positions in many research organizations, such as the Yellow Fever Research Laboratory of the Rockefeller Foundation, Lederle Labs, and The Wistar Institute, initiating landmark studies from cancer research to multiple sclerosis. One of his crowning achievements, the successful crusade for monoclonal antibodies, resulted in his founding of Centocor, a forerunner in the corporate world of biomedicine."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.