David Bodian | |
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 Bodian's bronze bust in the Polio Hall of Fame | |
| Born | May 15, 1910 |
| Died | September 18, 1992 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Polio research, pioneer work on polio vaccines |
| Awards | E. Mead Johnson Award in Pediatrics (1941) Karl Spencer Lashley Award (1985) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, Epidemiology, Otology |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
David Bodian (15 May 1910 – 18 September 1992) was an American medical scientist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who worked in polio research. In the early 1940s he helped lay the groundwork for the eventual development of polio vaccines by combining neurological research with the study of the pathogenesis of polio. With his understanding of the disease, he made a series of crucial discoveries that paved the way for the final development of a vaccine by Jonas Salk and later by Albert Sabin. He received the E. Mead Johnson Award in Pediatrics and the Karl Spencer Lashley Award for his work, along with numerous other distinctions.[1]