Title
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Creation Date
1947
Description
Margaret J. Pittman, 1947
Margaret Jane Pittman (1901–1995) was a pioneering bacteriologist whose research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on typhoid, cholera, and pertussis (whooping cough) helped generate the development of vaccinations against these diseases as well as others.
See also Discovering a Cause of Bacterial Meningitis and an Effective Antiserum Therapy
Years at the Rockefeller Institute: 1928-1934
Keywords
Margaret Pittman, RU Hospital, RIMR