Albert Kapikian
Albert Kapikian | |
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Born | May 9, 1930 |
Died | February 24, 2014 | (aged 83)
Nationality | Armenian American |
Alma mater | Cornell University (B.S, M.D) |
Awards | Sabin Gold Medal (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Virology |
Albert Zaven Kapikian (1930 – 2014) was an Armenian-American virologist who developed the first licensed vaccine against rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants.[1][2] He was awarded the Sabin Gold Medal for his pioneering work on the vaccine. He is the 13th recipient of this recognition, awarded annually by the Sabin Vaccine Institute.[3][4] Called the father of human gastroenteritis virus research, Kapikian identified the first norovirus, initially called Norwalk virus, in 1972; and he and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health identified the hepatitis A virus in 1973.[5]
Kapikian graduated from Cornell Medical College in 1956 and began a career with the National Institutes of Health in 1957.[citation needed] He was chief of the epidemiology section of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a position he held for 45 years. In 1998 he was appointed Deputy Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.[6][7]
Kapikian died on February 24, 2014, at the age of 83.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Kapikian and Szeto Receive Alumni Awards". Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ CDC
- ^ NIH news
- ^ HAROLD M. SCHMECK Jr. (13 January 1981). "IMAGINATIVE RESEARCHER WAGES 30-YEAR WAR AGAINST VIRUSES". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2014/Pages/AlbertKapikian.aspx
- ^ "Albert Z. Kapikian, M.D." Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "AAM Welcomes Eight NIH Scientists". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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- ^ Morens, David M.; Fauci, Anthony S. (2015). "In Memoriam: Albert Z. Kapikian, MD, 1930–2014". J Infect Dis. 211 (8): 1199–1201. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiv034.