Mikhail Petrovich Chumakov | |
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 January 1962 | |
| Born | 14 November 1909 |
| Died | 11 June 1993 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Discovery of Tick-borne encephalitis virus Clinical trial of Oral Polio Vaccine |
| Awards | Stalin Prize of First Degree in Science and Technology(1941) Lenin Prize in Science and Technology (1963) Hero of Socialist Labour (1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology, Virology |
| Institutions | D.I.Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Moscow, USSR M.P.Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and VIral Encephalitides, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences |
Mikhail Petrovich Chumakov (Russian: Михаи́л Петро́вич Чумако́в; 14 November 1909 – 11 June 1993) was a Soviet Russian microbiologist and virologist most famous for conducting pivotal large-scale clinical trials that led to licensing of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) developed by Albert B. Sabin.[1]
- ^ Sabin, A.B. Role of my cooperation with Soviet scientists in the elimination of polio: possible lessons for relations between the U.S.A. and the USSR. Perspect Biol Med. 1987 Autumn; 31(1):57-64.