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  John F. Enders - Biography
John Franklin Enders was born on February 10th, 1897, at West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A. He is the son of John Ostrom Enders, a banker in Hartford, and Harriet Goulden Enders (née Whitmore).
Enders was educated at the Noah Webster School at Hartford and St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.
In 1930, Enders received the degree of Ph.D. at Harvard for a thesis which presented evidence that bacterial anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity of the tuberculin type are distinct phenomena.
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  John Franklin Enders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Franklin Enders (February 10, 1887 – September 8, 1985) was an American medical scientist and Nobel Prizewinner.
Enders was born in West Hartford, Connecticut and was educated at the Noah Webster School at Hartford and St.
In 1954, Enders, Thomas Huckle Weller, and Frederick Chapman Robbins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis viruses to grow in cultures of various types of tissue".
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 John F. Enders - Biography
John Franklin Enders was born on February 10th, 1897, at West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A. He is the son of John Ostrom Enders, a banker in Hartford, and Harriet Goulden Enders (née Whitmore).
Enders was educated at the Noah Webster School at Hartford and St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.
In 1930, Enders received the degree of Ph.D. at Harvard for a thesis which presented evidence that bacterial anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity of the tuberculin type are distinct phenomena.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/John Franklin Enders
John Franklin Enders (February 10 1897 – September 8 1985) was an American medical scientist and Nobel laureate.
Enders was born in West Hartford, Connecticut and was educated at the Noah Webster School at Hartford and St.
In 1954, while working at Children's Hospital Boston, Enders, Thomas Huckle Weller, and Frederick Chapman Robbins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis viruses to grow in cultures of various types of tissue".
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 John Enders' Breakthrough Led to Polio Vaccine
Enders, who was professor of bacteriology and immunology at Harvard Medical School and chief of the research division of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital Medical Center, won the 1954 Nobel Prize in medicine for his 1948 work, along with Robbins and Weller.
In 1948, Enders and his colleagues were trying to grow the chicken pox virus in a mixture of human embryonic skin and muscle tissue when it occurred to them to try the polio stored in a nearby cabinet.
Enders, who died in 1985 at age 88, continued working with viruses in his Boston lab and, in 1957, cultured the measles virus.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/1998/10.08/JohnEndersBreak.html   (1319 words)

  
 John Franklin Enders - Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Enders, T. Weller, and F. Robbins for their success in growing polio viruses in cultures of various tissues.
John may have starred in the X-rated Aladdin, in Swansea in 1995...
Medicine; 9/1/1992; Paul, John Rodman Aycock, William Lloyd Enders, John F. Horstmann, Dorothy M.; 13874 words;...
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 Enders genealogy.
John Conrad Enders born 18 Mar 1788, Warwick Twp, Lancaster County, PA.
John Enders born 28 Aug 1800, Enders, Dauphin Co., PA, married Sarah Ettinger, born 12 Sep 1802, Halifax Twp, Dauphin Co, PA, died 9 Feb 1873, Enders, Dauphin Co., PA. John died 22 Jan 1872, Enders, Dauphin Co., PA.
John Enders born 20 Oct 1820, Enders, Dauphin Co., PA, married abt 1845, Catherine Sweigard, born 2 Feb 1827.
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 SOHS at a Crossroads: A Crucial Moment in His Story - April 16, 2006
Enders said he believes the county has a responsibility to send some financial support to the historical society, which is caretaker of county buildings such as the Beekman House, the Beekman Bank, the Jacksonville Museum and the U.S. Hotel.
Enders said that there are many proposals for raising money before the historical society, but they need to cleared through the proper channels and some are too expensive to pursue.
Enders, a lifelong journalist, was hired in 2002 just as the historical society and the county faced off in a legal battle over funding.
www.mailtribune.com /archive/2006/0416/local/stories/01local.htm   (2331 words)

  
 Enders John Franklin - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Enders, John Franklin (1897-1985), American microbiologist and Nobel laureate, noted for his research in culturing viruses, which paved the way for...
Franklin, Sir John (1786-1847), British rear admiral and explorer of the Arctic and the Northwest Passage.
Jameson, John Franklin (1859-1937), American historian and educator, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, and educated at Amherst College.
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 Roots
John Thompson was born 1780 in Pennsylvania, married Rachel Ferguson Feb. 18.
John Taylor, was born in Rappahanock Co, Virginia and married Hannah Harrison in 1726.
John Stockton was born in 1701 in Princeton, New Jersey.
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 John F. Enders Biography / Biography of John F. Enders Microbiology and Immunology Biography
John F. Enders' research on viruses and his advances in tissue culture enabled microbiologists Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk to develop vaccines against polio, a major crippler of children in the first half of the twentieth century.
Enders' work also served as a catalyst in the development of vaccines against measles, mumps and chickenpox.
John Franklin Enders was born February 10, 1897, in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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 John H Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad - Recent Events
His late brother was a volunteer for Enders, as is his other brother, and his son, Bryan.
At 38, he is now in his 23rd year with John H. Enders Fire Company and Rescue Squad in Berryville, and in his second year as fire chief.
John H. Enders held its annual banquet on the 20th of January.
www.endersfire.com   (1207 words)

  
 A Legacy of Research and Discovery - About Us - Research - Children's Hospital Boston
In 1979, at a surprise birthday luncheon in honor of John F. Enders, Ph.D., Nobel laureate and former chief of Children's Hospital's Research Division of Infectious Diseases, Enders learned that the hospital's Pediatric Sciences Research Building was to be named in his honor.
During his 40-year career at the hospital, Enders researched viruses, focusing on hypersensitivity, resistance to bacterial infection, and the many aspects of viral disease.
In 1954, Enders and his colleagues Dr. Frederick Robbins and Dr. Thomas H. Weller received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for growing the polio virus in culture, laying the groundwork for development of the polio vaccine.
www.childrenshospital.org /research/Site2031/mainpageS2031P5.html   (951 words)

  
 City of Ashland, Oregon - Agendas And Minutes
Chair John Enders introduced Thomas Sponsor of Beery, Elsner and Hammond LLP.
Enders thought perhaps authors of the 1970 Charter intended to maximize legal authority.
Enders replied that this issue was considered and approved at the last meeting.
www.ashland.or.us /Agendas.asp?AMID=1845   (908 words)

  
 Featured Research - Children's Hospital Boston
Previously, poliovirus could only be grown in nerve tissue, which is difficult to maintain, or in live animals; researchers would have to infect an animal with polio and try to deduce information about the virus, a laborious technique.
Thomas Weller, Frederick Robbins and John Enders at the 1954 Nobel Prize ceremony.
In this era of high-tech medicine, it's important to note that this advance in virology was accomplished under fairly makeshift conditions.
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 Boston Globe Online / Table of Contents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Dr. John F. Enders of Brookline, who received the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1954 for growing the polio virus in tissue cultures, died Sunday night at his summer home in Waterford, Conn., while reading T.S. Eliot aloud to his wife.
At the time, Dr. Enders was professor of bacteriology and immunology at Harvard Medical School and chief of the research division of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Enders, a trim man of medium height, spent his entire scientific career in the immediate vicinity of the research tower on Longwood Avenue that bears his name - the John Franklin Enders Building of Children's Hospital.
www.boston.com /globe/search/stories/nobel/1985/1985aa.html   (947 words)

  
 NEJM -- Isolation of Poliovirus -- John Enders and the Nobel Prize
NEJM -- Isolation of Poliovirus -- John Enders and the Nobel Prize
Fred S. Rosen, M.D. When John Enders was informed, 50 years ago this month, that
John Franklin Enders was a Connecticut Yankee, born into
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 AllRefer.com - John Franklin Enders (Medicine, Biography) - Encyclopedia
He began teaching at Harvard in 1929, became associate professor in 1942, and joined the research staff of Children's Hospital, Boston.
The 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Enders, T. Weller, and F. Robbins for their success in growing polio viruses in cultures of various tissues.
More articles from AllRefer Reference on John Franklin Enders
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 June 15 - Today in Science History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
He is further known for his contributions in fields including psychology, mathematics, statistics, and operations research, all of which he synthesized in a key theory for which he won the 1978 Nobel Prize for economics.
Thomas Huckle Weller was an American physician and virologist who was the corecipient (with John Enders and Frederick Robbins) of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1954 for the successful cultivation of poliomyelitis virus in tissue cultures.
American biochemist who in 1946 received (with John Northrop and James Sumner) the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in the purification and crystallization of viruses, thus demonstrating their molecular structure.
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 peninsuladailynews.com - Deaths and Funeral Notices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
John H. Enders III died in his Sequim home of esophageal cancer at age 54.
Enders' survivors include sons John H. Enders IV and Keith A. Enders, both of Bellflower, Calif.; brothers Keith A. Enders and Allan Enders, both of Etters, Pa.; and sister Aneta Giltner of Highland, Calif.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law James W. and Elizabeth Gallacci of Santa Barbara, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law Judith and John Judkins of Carlsborg and Eileen and Ted Graves of Sequim; daughter Deborah Gallacci of Port Angeles; brother Ted W. Hermann of Port Angeles; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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 The Winchester Star-Berryville Celebrates Those Who Battle Fires and Cancer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Tim Weir, a firefighter who also is on Enders’ Board of Directors, said the parade’s crowd was not large, but the support was enthusiastic.
He said John H. Enders Fire and Rescue Company brought out all 11 pieces of equipment, including fire and ladder trucks, for the parade.
To Arnold, the chance to celebrate Enders’ 100th year is important because of the services provided to the community.
www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/000522/story_enders.asp   (597 words)

  
 Enders ancestry
Australian Enders Family Association Newsletter - The book covers both the ancestry of the Fergusson amp Foster families but includes Enders history through Particia s Grandmother Mary Louisa Enders who was the daughter of J B Enders
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 Cheney’s Dead-Enders - Laura Rozen
With the departure of his longtime friend Donald Rumsfeld, John Bolton’s resignation as U.N. ambassador, and Democrats taking over Congress, times seem grim for the Dick Cheney wing of the Bush administration.
The vice president’s vision of a “unitary executive”—otherwise known as the imperial presidency—will almost certainly be challenged by congressional oversight committees, and perhaps by the courts.
Two other OSP veterans toil in the six-person directorate: John Trigilio, a former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst, and Ladan Archin, a former graduate student of Paul Wolfowitz.
www.washingtonmonthly.com /features/2007/0701.rozen.html   (1053 words)

  
 John H Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad - 4th Quarter 2005
November 28, 2005 — At 2312 hours Enders Company 1 and Blue Ridge Company 8 were toned for a commercial fire alarm at Berryville Graphics on Jack Enders Blvd. Wagon 1 and Chief 1 (Sumption) responded along with Ambulance 1-2 and ALS 1.
November 28, 2005 - At 0414 hours Enders Company 1 was dispatched for an investigation of an outside fire.
Dispatch advised that police were in the area advising that a structure was on fire.
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 Weed-Enders
The farmhouse, after being owned by the Weeds, Lampsons, and Corrells, was sold in 1924 to John Enders, who used it as a hunting cabin.
After the Enders State Forest was established, the Weed-Enders House was leased to the Salmon Brook Historical Society and moved, in 1974, to 208 Salmon Brook Street.
The eighteenth century farmhouse was restored to its original condition, and has multiple uses.
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 John F. Enders Biography / Biography of John F. Enders World of Biology Biography
John F. Enders' research on viruses and his advances in tissue culture enabled microbiologists Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk to develop their vaccines against polio, a major crippler of children in the first half of the twentieth century.
His work also served as a catalyst in the development of vaccines against measles, mumps and chicken pox.
After a brief venture as a real estate agent, Enders entered Harvard in 1922 as a graduate student in English literature.
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 John Enders Signed Photograph
Enders autograph is considered rare in any form.Enders and his co-workers (Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins) were the first to show that the polio virus could be grown in monkey kidney cells in a test tube.
Once this was known, polioi virus could be produced in sufficient quantities to produce a vaccine.
This was more important than actually making the vaccine and it is why Enders, et al received the Nobel Prize and not Salk and Sabin.
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 Developing a medical milestone: the Salk polio vaccine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Until this time, the assumption in the field had been that polio could grow only in neural tissue, a circumstance that both necessitated the use of live monkeys and limited the prospects for growing virus in the quantities necessary for manufacturing vaccine.
But in 1949, John Enders, of Harvard University, announced that he had been able to grow polio virus in a culture of embryonic cells.
But Enders had grown his virus in a culture of human embryonic kidney cells, which posed its own set of problems.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05093/481117.stm   (2954 words)

  
 Enders The Official Bbc Eastenders Website, With Live Pictures From Albert Square, Episode Updates, Your
John Franklin Enders was born on February 10th, 1897, at West Hartford, Connecticut, U. He is the son of John Ostrom Enders, a banker in Hartford, and Harriet Goulden Enders.
ENDERS, CORNELIUS, farmer, stockman and mail carrier, was born in Jefferson township, Dauphin county, Pa., November 12, 1854.
His father, John Enders, was a son of George Enders and brother of Dr. Levi Enders, of Williamstown, Pa. David Enders traveled from Beirut to Baghdad to help start an English-language newspaper in the Iraqi capital.
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 Maryland ArtSource - Collections - Sarah Lambert Ege Enders (Mrs. John Enders)
Please note: This painting may not currently be on view at the Maryland Historical Society.
John Enders): a woman with brown hair parted in center, wearing dark fl dress, and lace cap and collar, seated in red chair.
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: On verso of frame: "Sarah Fanestock, born in the Ephreth Settlement / Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, married Nicholas / Enders of the same place, then removed to York / where they spent their lives."
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