H. R. Cox
Dr. Herald Rea Cox | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Indiana State Normal School |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bacteriology |
Institutions | Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton, Montana
Lederle Laboratories
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Herald Rea Cox (1907–1986) was an American bacteriologist. The bacterial family Coxiellaceae and the genus Coxiella, which include the organism that causes Q fever, are named after him.
Biography
Born in
In the 1930s, Cox joined the
The family Coxiellaceae and the genus Coxiella, which contain the organism that causes Q fever, are named for Cox.
In 1942, Cox became head of the Virus and Rickettsial Research Department at
Within Lederle Laboratories, Cox competed with co-worker Hilary Koprowski, as each had developed a successful polio vaccine.[2]
Cox retired from Lederle in 1972. He was later director of cancer research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (then known as Roswell Park Memorial Institute), where he concentrated on cancer immunology [1].
Honors
- 1940: Theobald Smith Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science (for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever vaccine)
- 1942: Doctor of Science, University of Montana
- 1946: Typhus Commission Medal
- 1951: Ricketts Award
- 1958: Distinguished Alumni Award, Indiana State University
- 1961: President, American Society for Microbiology
- 1971: Honorary Member, Society of American Bacteriologists, American Society for Microbiology