John Franklin Enders
American biomedical scientist and biochemist
John Franklin Enders was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate. Enders has been called "The Father of Modern Vaccines." Wikipedia
Born: February 10, 1897, West Hartford, CT
Died: September 8, 1985 (age 88 years), Waterford, CT
Known for: culturing poliovirus, isolating measlesvirus, developing measles vaccine
Education: Harvard University and Yale University
Notable student: Evelyn Nicol
Awards: Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1954), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1954), and Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1960)