Alan John Beale | |
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 At the Wellcome Trust in 1970
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| Born |
Alan John Beale
23 July 1923 |
| Died | 9 December 2005 (aged 82) |
| Known for | Virologist Pioneering vaccine development |
| Spouse | Rosemary |
| Children | Nick, Liz |
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.