John Beale (virologist)
John Beale | |
|---|---|
 At the Wellcome Trust in 1970 | |
| Born | Alan John Beale 23 July 1923 |
| Died | 9 December 2005 (aged 82) |
| Known for | Virologist Pioneering vaccine development |
| Spouse | Rosemary |
| Children | Nick, Liz |
Alan John Beale (23 July 1923 - 9 December 2005) was a leading expert on vaccines and viruses. While working for Glaxo, he was responsible for starting the industrial scale production of Jonas Salk's vaccine against polio.[1]
History
In 1958, Beale headed a team that isolated some of the viruses that cause croup while working in The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.[2]
References
- ^ "Obituaries: John Beale", The Telegraph, 20 January 2006.
- ^ Beale, AJ; McLEOD, DL; Stackiw, W; Rhodes, AJ (1958). "Isolation of cytopathogenic agents from the respiratory tract in acute laryngotracheobronchitis". Br Med J. 1 (5066): 302–3. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5066.302. PMC 2027557. PMID 13499934.