Spouse Rosemary Children Nick, Liz | Name Alan Beale | |
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Born Alan John Beale
23 July 1923
Sussex ( 1923-07-23 ) Known for Virologist Pioneering vaccine development Died December 9, 2005, Sissinghurst, United Kingdom | ||
Alan John Beale (23 July 1923 - 9 December 2005), more commonly known as John Beale, was a leading expert on vaccines and viruses. While working for Glaxo, he was responsible for starting the industrial scale production of Jonas Salk's vaccine against polio.
History
1958: Headed a team that isolated some of the viruses that cause croup while working in The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.
References
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