March 2017

History of Vaccines Blog


Women's History Month: Pittman and Kendrick

March 30, 2017

Margaret Pittman working in lab
Margaret Pittman, courtesy US FDA

With Women’s History Month coming to an end, intern Carley Roche recognizes two influential female researchers whose work has saved countless lives.

April 3 Lecture on 300 Years of Immunization Advocacy

March 21, 2017

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

A Scab Story Bites Back

March 6, 2017

Curator Dhody & John Faherty of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Curator Dhody & John Faherty of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Photo by Evi Numen, Mütter Museum

Today's blog post is by Robert D. Hicks and Anna N. Dhody