John F. Anderson (scientist)
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John Fleetezelle Anderson (March 14, 1873 โ September 29, 1958) was the third director of the United States Hygienic Laboratory, the precursor to the National Institutes of Health, from October 1, 1909 to November 19, 1915.[2]
Early life and education
Anderson was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on March 14, 1871.[3] He later studied medicine and received his M.D. degree in 1895 from the University of Virginia.[1] After graduating he studied bacteriology abroad in Vienna, Paris, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.[4]
Career
Upon returning to the US in 1898, Anderson joined the
Anderson is noted for his research.[5] He is considered an early expert in Rocky Mountain spotted fever. He developed an experimental measles model in rhesus monkeys with Joseph Goldberger.[6]
In honor for his work on Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a species of wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, was named in his honor in 1908.[3]
In 1955, the University of Virginia established the John F. Anderson Memorial Lectureship in his honor.[7]
Anderson died from heart disease in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on September 29, 1958.[3][6]
References
- ^ a b "The Anderson Symposium". Carter Immunology Center. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "John F. Anderson, M.D." National Institutes of Health. August 4, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. pp. 1โ2.
- ^ ISBN 9780809016372– via Google Books.
- ^ Laboratory, United States Hygiene (June 2, 2018). "Hygienic Laboratory Bulletin" – via Google Books.
- ^ ISBN 9781624888588– via Google Books.
- ^ "The Anderson Symposium". University of Virginia School of Medicine.
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