Frederick Chapman Robbins
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Frederick Chapman Robbins was an American paediatrician and virologist who, along with John Franklin Enders and Thomas Huckle Weller, won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis viruses to grow in cultures of various types of tissue. This breakthrough allowed for the development of a vaccine that has since eliminated the crippling disease from most countries. Robbins' work also had implications for cancer research, and he served as President of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine and as Professor Emeritus of Case Western Reserve Medical School.
Frederick Chapman Robbins is a member of Virologists

Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Virologist and Paediatrician
Birth Day August 25, 1916
Birth Place Auburn, Alabama, United States, United States
Age 104 YEARS OLD
Died On August 4, 2003(2003-08-04) (aged 86)\nCleveland, Ohio
Birth Sign Virgo
Alma mater University of Missouri, Harvard University
Awards E. Mead Johnson Award (1953) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1954)
Fields Pediatrics Virology
Institutions Case Western Reserve University

💰 Net worth

Frederick Chapman Robbins, a renowned virologist and pediatrician in the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging between $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. Throughout his illustrious career, Robbins has made significant contributions to the field of virology and served as a respected pediatrician, earning both recognition and financial success. His expertise in studying viruses and dedication to improving child health have undoubtedly played a vital role in establishing his estimated net worth.

Biography/Timeline

1952

In 1952, he was appointed professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University. Robbins was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1962. From 1966 to 1980, Robbins was dean of the School of Medicine at Case Western. In 1980, he assumed the presidency of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine. Five years later, in 1985, Robbins returned to Case Western Reserve as dean emeritus and distinguished university professor emeritus. He continued to be a fixture at the medical school until his death in 2003. The medical school's "Frederick C. Robbins Society" is named in his honor.

1954

He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954 along with John Franklin Enders and Thomas Huckle Weller, making Robbins the only Nobel laureate born in Alabama. The award was for breakthrough work in isolating and growing the polio virus in tissue culture, paving the way for vaccines developed by Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin. He attended school at the University of Missouri and Harvard University.

1999

Robbins received the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Sciences of the American Philosophical Society in 1999.

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