The Impact of Science on Medicine and Health
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(This information was taken from the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series Program 1983-1984).
Dr. Robbins, a Nobel laureate, is President of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and Dean Emeritus of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Born in Auburn, Alabama, Dr. Robbins received the M.D. degree from Harvard University School of Medicine in 1940. Dr. Robbins received the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 1954, jointly with Dr. John F. Enders and Dr. Thomas H. Weller, for their work in the cultivation of poliomyelitis virus in tissue culture and the application of this technique. Dr. Robbins served as Dean of the Case Western Reserve University from 1966 to 1980. He was Professsor of Pediatrics and Community Health at the University and was appointed University Professor and Dean Emeritus in 1980. In 1981 he was named Diisbnguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University. Dr. Robbins served as Director of the Department of Pediatrics and Contagious Diseases at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital from 1952 to 1966 and before that, worked in the research divisions ' for infectious diseases at Harvard Medical School and at Children's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Robbins received the first Mead Johnson Award, with Dr. Weller, in 1953. He also received with Dr. Enders and Dr. Weller, the Kimble ' Methodology Research Award in 1954. He was honored with the Modern Medicine Award for Distinguished Achievement in 1963 and the Medical Mutual Honor Award in 1969. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Pediatric Society, and the at1onal Academy of Sciences, among numerous others.
His Work: Dr. Robbins is well known for his Nobel Prizewinning work with Dr. Enders and Or. Weller. Their discovery of the ability of the polio virus to grow in cultures of different tissues, was an accomplishment which served as a steppingstone for Dr. Jonas E. Salk who developed the actual polio vaccine. Dr. Robbins has made many contributions through pediatric research and through the study of viral diseases.
His Lecture: December 3, 1983: "The Impact of Science on Medicine and Health"
Keywords
Medicine
Creation Date
December 3, 1983
Recommended Citation
Robbins, Frederick C., "The Impact of Science on Medicine and Health" (1983). DSLS 1983-1984. 5.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/dsls_1983_1984/5