AJB
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English vaccinologist
A.K.A.
John Beale
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
23 July 1923(Jarvis Brook, United Kingdom)
Death:
9 December 2005(Sissinghurst, United Kingdom)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Alan John Beale (23 July 1923 - 9 December 2005), more commonly known as John Beale, was a leading expert on vaccines and viruses.While working for Glaxo, he was responsible for starting the industrial scale production of Jonas Salk's vaccine against polio.
History
1958: Headed a team that isolated some of the viruses that cause croup while working in The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.