Dr. Denmark decided that a whooping cough vaccine was desperately needed and began a research effort along with scientists from Emory University that led to the first pertussis vaccine.
bioMérieux’s Christine Ginocchio, PhD, MT, Appointed Voting Member to PACCARB
Dr. Ginocchio is the first voting member of PACCARB from the in vitro diagnostics industry.
On This Day in Humanity’s Battle Against Infectious Disease: Emil Adolf von Behring
Behring’s primary focus was on diphtheria and tuberculosis. Behring was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.
On This Day in Humanity’s Battle Against Infectious Disease: Dr. Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich was born in 1854 in the Polish town of Strzelin, which, at the time of his birth, fell within the Kingdom of Prussia. This Nobel Prize-winning physician made enormous contributions in the fields of chemotherapy, immunology, microbiology and oncology.
The Value of Diagnostics in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance – A Public Health Problem
At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...
Lindsay Denny Discusses the Critical Role of WASH in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
WASH, which stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene, are basic...