Frederick Chapman Robbins
Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1954
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Frederick Chapman Robbins, born on August 25, 1916, in Auburn, Alabama, was an American physician and virologist. He is best known for his significant contributions to poliomyelitis research. In 1954, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis viruses to grow in cultures of various types of tissue. Robbins passed away on August 4, 2003, leaving a lasting legacy in the field of virology.
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- Who is Frederick Chapman Robbins?
- Frederick Chapman Robbins, born on August 25, 1916, in Auburn, Alabama, was an American physician and virologist. He is best known for his significant contributions to poliomyelitis research. In 1954, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis viruses to grow in cultures of various types of tissue. Robbins passed away on August 4, 2003, leaving a lasting legacy in the field of virology.
- In what year did Frederick Chapman Robbins win the Nobel Prize?
- 1954 — Medicine