David Francis Clyde
David Francis Clyde (13 January 1925 โ 12 November 2002) was a British malariologist, tropical physician, and medical school professor, known for his research on malaria vaccines and chemotherapy.[1][2][3][4][5]
Born in
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and also served, until 1992, as the head of malaria studies at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD).[1] He held both positions until 2002 when he suffered from pancreatic cancer.[4]
Clyde was awarded in 1986 the Darling Medal from the World Health Organization, in 1988 the Le Prince Medal from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and in 1989 the Manson Medal from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.[4] In 2002 the CVD's David Clyde Research Laboratory was named in his honor.[1]
He died in 2002 in Baltimore. Upon his death he was survived by his widow, two daughters, and one granddaughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Molyneux, Louis; Trigg, Peter; Kondrachine, Anatoli (2003). "Obituary. David F. Clyde 1925โ2002" (PDF). Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 81 (2): 149; compiled from information contributed by Clive Shiff
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b "David F. Clyde, 77; Physician, Researcher Was Malaria Expert". Los Angeles Times. 20 November 2002.
- S2CID 45223705.
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- ^ Johnstone, Michael (17 September 1987). "Malaria: prospects for an effective vaccine". New Scientist: 69โ73.
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