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dr. , demonstrates the flosdorf-mudd lyophile process which dries cultures of margaret meningitis germs . pittman , u.s. national institute of health 1928 20 january 1995 cheverly , maryland prairie grove , arkansas 20 january 1901 alt image text margaret-pittman . jpg margaret pittman
 dr. margaret pittman does hemophilus influenza cause influenza ?
margaret pittman

dr. margaret pittman -lrb- 1901 -- 1995 -rrb- was a pioneering bacteriologist whose research at the national institutes of health -lrb- nih -rrb- on typhoid , cholera , and pertussis -lrb- whooping cough -rrb- helped generate the development of vaccinations against these diseases as well as others .
dr. pittman was also the first female to lead a nih laboratory , when in 1958 , she was appointed chief of their laboratory of bacterial products .
in the 1960s she was a key nih participant in developing standards for cholera vaccine in the southeast asia treaty organization 's campaign to control cholera in east pakistan -lrb- now bangladesh -rrb- , serving as project director from 1963 to 1968 .
after her retirement in 1971 , she continued to work for the world health organization as a consultant on vaccine standards , working in cario and madrid and for the state institute for serum and vaccine in iran and connaught laboratories , ltd. , in toronto .
