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Stanley Plotkin

Stanley Alan Plotkin (born 12 May 1932) is an American physician and virologist who specialized in the development of vaccines. In the 1960s, he played a pivotal role in the discovery of a vaccine against rubella virus while at Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. Plotkin was a member of Wistar’s research faculty from 1960 to 1991. In addition to his emeritus position at Wistar, he is emeritus professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. His book, ''Vaccines'', is the standard reference on the subject. , ''Vaccines'' is in its eighth edition. Plotkin is also an editor of ''Clinical and Vaccine Immunology'', which is published by the American Society for Microbiology in Washington, D.C.. Provided by Wikipedia