John F. Anderson (scientist)

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John Fleetezelle Anderson (March 14, 1873 – September 29, 1958) was the third director of the United States Hygienic Laboratory, the precursor to the National Institutes of Health, from October 1, 1909 to November 19, 1915.[2]

John Fleetezelle Anderson
3rd Director of the U.S. Hygienic Laboratory
In office
October 1, 1909 – November 19, 1915
President
Preceded byMilton J. Rosenau
Succeeded byGeorge W. McCoy
Personal details
Born(1873-03-14)March 14, 1873
Fredericksburg, Virginia, US
DiedSeptember 29, 1958(1958-09-29) (aged 85)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, US
Alma materUniversity of Virginia[1]
Known forRocky Mountain spotted fever, measles transmission
Scientific career
FieldsMedical research, disease transmission
Institutions

Early life and education edit

Anderson was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on March 14, 1871.[3] He later studied medicine and received his M.D. degree in 1895 from the University of Virginia.[1] After graduating he studied bacteriology abroad in Vienna, Paris, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.[4]

Career edit

Upon returning to the US in 1898, Anderson joined the Marine Hospital Service. In 1902, he was made assistant director of the Hygienic Laboratory,[4] and in 1909, he became the director. He resigned in 1915 to become the director of the Research and Biological Laboratories and later vice president of E. R. Squibb & Sons.

Anderson is noted for his research.[5] He is considered an early expert in Rocky Mountain spotted fever. He developed an experimental measles model in rhesus monkeys with Joseph Goldberger.[6]

In honor for his work on Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a species of wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, was named in his honor in 1908.[3]

In 1955, the University of Virginia established the John F. Anderson Memorial Lectureship in his honor.[7]

Anderson died from heart disease in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on September 29, 1958.[3][6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Anderson Symposium". Carter Immunology Center. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "John F. Anderson, M.D." National Institutes of Health. August 4, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Barry, Jeannette (1960). "Notable contributions to medical research by Public health service scientists" (PDF). U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. pp. 1–2.
  4. ^ a b Kraut, Alan M. (September 1, 2004). Goldberger's War: The Life and Work of a Public Health Crusader. Macmillan. ISBN 9780809016372 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Laboratory, United States Hygiene (June 2, 2018). "Hygienic Laboratory Bulletin" – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b Cohen, Sheldon (20 January 1969). Excerpts from Classics in Allergy. BookBaby. ISBN 9781624888588 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "The Anderson Symposium". University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Hygienic Laboratory
1909 – 1915
Succeeded by