Elvio Sadun
Elvio Sadun | |
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Born | Livorno, Italy | December 9, 1918
Died | April 23, 1974 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 55)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Schistosomiasis, malaria[1] |
Children | Alfredo Sadun, Alberto Sadun, Lorenzo Sadun |
Awards | Henry Baldwin Ward Medal in 1961 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Tropical medicine |
Elvio Herbert Sadun (December 9, 1918 – April 23, 1974) was an Italian-American
Life
Sadun was born in Livorno, Italy to a prominent Jewish family. As a Jew, Sadun escaped from Italy and immigrated to the U.S. in 1939 where he began graduate work in zoology at Harvard University. The outbreak of World War II brought him back to Italy with the US Army, and he became director of the Italian Radio Network under Allied Command, which would later become part of the
After the war, Sadun returned to Johns Hopkins and became a parasitologist. He married Lina Ottolenghi, another Italian Jewish refugee, in 1949. They had three children, Alfredo, Alberto, and Lorenzo, all of whom became university academics. In 1974, shortly after founding the
Research
Sadun's major research was on the human immunologic reaction to parasitic diseases, or more precisely, host-parasite immunological interactions. Sadun made seminal contributions to the epidemiology of several parasitic diseases, immunodiagnostic methods, and was among the first to explore host-parasite relations.
Sadun held faculty positions at several universities before joining the
Awards
Sadun received four major medals for his research in parasitology and tropical medicine. In 1961 he received the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal,
References
- ^ a b "Home".
- ^ Sadun, E.H, Williams, J.S, Anderson, R.I. Fluorescent antibody technic for sero-diagnosis of schistosomiasis in humans. Proceedings for the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine. Volume 105, pages 289-91. 1960 November.
- ^ Wellard, James. "Italian Surrender Cheered in Malta." The New York Times, 13 September 1943. Print.
- ^ a b c Paul P. Weinstein, "Elvio Herbert Sadun: 9 December 1918-23 April 1974". The Journal of Parasitology, Volume 60, Number 6 (December 1974), pages 897-899.
- ^ Sherman, Irwin W. Reflections on a Century of Malaria Biochemistry. London: Academic, 2008. page 17. Print.
- ^ The Henry Baldwin Ward Medal, brief history and list of awardees, http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/wardmedal.html
- ^ "American Society of Parasitologists". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ Anniversary Award helmsoc.org [dead link]
- ^ "Discorso del Presidente Ciampi".