Michiaki Takahashi
Michiaki Takahashi (高橋 理明, Takahashi Michiaki, 1928 – December 16, 2013) was a Japanese virologist, known for having attenuated the varicella zoster virus to produce the Oka vaccine strain of live, attenuated varicella vaccine.
Life[]
Takahashi earned his MD in 1954 from Osaka University's Medical School, and completed in 1959 the Graduate Course of Medical Science, majoring in poxvirus virology.[1] Between 1963 and 1965 he studied at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, and at the Fels Research Institute of Temple University, in Pennsylvania.[2]
After retirement from Osaka University, he was given the title professor emeritus.
He died on December 16, 2013 from heart failure.[3]
Awards[]
- VZVRF's third Scientific Achievement Award (1997)
- Prince Mahidol Award (2008)
Honors[]
There is a prize called in his honor: The Japanese Society for Vaccinology Takahashi Prize, founded in October 2005.[4]
References[]
- ^ Artenstein, Andrew W. (11 December 2009). Vaccine development. ISBN 9781441911087.
- ^ Artenstein, Andrew W., ed. (2010). Vaccines: A Biography. Springer. p. 267.
- ^ "訃報:高橋理明さん８５歳＝大阪大名誉教授、ウイルス学" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ "高橋賞" (in Japanese). The Japanese Society for Vaccinology website. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
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