Rolla Dyer
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Rolla Eugene Dyer | |
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| Born | November 4, 1886 U.S. Public Health Service |
Rolla Eugene Dyer (November 4, 1886 – June 3, 1971) was an American physician born in
U.S. Public Health Service in 1916.[2]
His first assignment involved fieldwork on
endemic typhus is spread and is noted for developing a vaccine
to protect against the disease.
As director of NIH, Dr. Dyer organized the Division of Research Grants, assisted in planning the Clinical Center, and helped establish three new institutes: the National Heart Institute, the National Institute of Dental Research, and
International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation and as director of research at Emory University
until 1957.
He died in Atlanta on June 3, 1971.[3]
His papers are held at the National Library of Medicine.[4]
References
- . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. pp. 12–13.
- New York Times. June 3, 1971. p. 42.
- ^ "Rolla E. Dyer Papers 1929-1964". National Library of Medicine.
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