Howard Bachrach
Howard Bachrach · Science & Medicine
Produced the first genetically engineered vaccine (foot-and-mouth disease); National Medal of Science (1983)
1920, Faribault, Minnesota, USA — 2008, USA
United States
Howard Bachrach is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Produced the first genetically engineered vaccine (foot-and-mouth disease); National Medal of Science (1983)
Howard L. Bachrach was an American biochemist whose team at the USDA's Plum Island Animal Disease Center produced in 1981 the first genetically engineered vaccine, against foot-and-mouth disease, and whose earlier purification of the poliovirus aided Jonas Salk's polio vaccine. For this pioneering work he received the National Medal of Science in 1983. Born into a Jewish family in Faribault, Minnesota, his documented Jewish background is noted in Jewish biographical references.
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Produced the first genetically engineered vaccine (foot-and-mouth disease); National Medal of Science (1983)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
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