James G. Zimmerly
James Gregory Zimmerly
Education
Zimmerly received a
Military career
While serving two tours in Vietnam and Cambodia, Zimmerly tracked infectious diseases including malaria, hepatitis and tuberculosis with the aim of protecting troops.
Medical work
Zimmerly co-discovered the vaccine for meningitis while completing his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.[4] After the initial animal studies for the vaccine failed, he tested it on himself, before going on to conduct a full study on 13,763 army recruits.[3]
He became the chief of legal medicine for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in 1971 and served as chair until 1991. After he retired from the Army he served as chair and president at the Baltimore
References
- ^ a b c "Masters of Public Health". Conferring of Degrees at the close of the ninety-second academic year (PDF). Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University. 11 June 1968. p. 22. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Burial Detail: Zimmerly, James G. (Section 67, Grave 1251)". ANC Explorer. Arlington National Cemetery. (Official website).
- ^ PMID 4983754.
- ^ a b c d e "In Memoriam". Medical Alumni Association, University of Mayland. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
External links
- James G. Zimmerly at Find a Grave
- "James G. Zimmerly". at ArlingtonCemetery.net. (Unofficial website).
