John Franklin Enders

John Franklin Enders
Enders in 1954
Born(1897-02-10)February 10, 1897
DiedSeptember 8, 1985(1985-09-08) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
EducationSt. Paul's School
Alma materYale University
Harvard University
Known forculturing poliovirus, isolating measlesvirus, developing measles vaccine
AwardsAlbert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1954)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1954)
Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1960)

John Franklin Enders (February 10, 1897 – September 8, 1985) was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate. Enders has been called "The Father of Modern Vaccines."[1][2]

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  2. ^ Katz SL (2009). "John F. Enders and Measles Virus Vaccine—a Reminiscence". Measles. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Vol. 329. pp. 3–11. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-70523-9_1. ISBN 978-3-540-70522-2. PMID 19198559. S2CID 2884917.