THEILER, Max (1899 – 1972)

1930 CE

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Studies on the action of yellow fever virus in mice.

The intracerebral protection test in mice, a test for the diagnosis of yellow fever and for the determination of its past existence in a community, was made possible by Theiler’s discovery that white mice are su…

1932 CE

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Untersuchungen über das Verhalten des Gelbfiebervirus in der Gewebekultur. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung seiner Kultivierbarkeit.

Yellow fever virus grown in tissue culture.

1933 CE

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A yellow fever protection test in mice by intracerebral injection.

Intracerebral protection test.

1937 CE

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The use of yellow fever virus modified by in vitro cultivation for human immunization.

Immunization without the use of immune serum. In 1951 Theiler was awared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of an effective vaccine against yellow fever." This was the first Nobel Prize award…