| John Beale | |
|---|---|
 At the Wellcome Trust in 1970 | |
| Born | Alan John Beale (1923-07-23)23 July 1923 Sussex |
| Died | 9 December 2005(2005-12-09) (aged 82) Sissinghurst, Kent, England |
| Known for | Virologist Pioneering vaccine development |
| Spouse | Rosemary |
| Children | Nick, Liz |
Alan John Beale (23 July 1923 - 9 December 2005) 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
In 1958, Beale headed a team that isolated some of the viruses that cause croup while working in The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.
References
- "Obituaries: John Beale", The Telegraph, 20 January 2006.
- Beale, AJ; McLEOD, DL; Stackiw, W; Rhodes, AJ (1958). "Isolation of cytopathogenic agents from the respiratory tract in acute laryngotracheobronchitis". Br Med J. 1 (5066): 302–3. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5066.302. PMC 2027557. PMID 13499934.
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