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Dr. John Bennett Robbins M.D. (born December 1, 1932)〔(Who's who in Government, Volume 3 )〕 is a senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health, best known for his development of the vaccine against bacterial meningitis (Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)) with his colleague Dr. Rachel Schneerson M.D. Bacterial meningitis is the leading cause of acquired mental retardation in children. Dr. Robbins is a recipient of the 1996 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/1996clinical.htm )〕 the Pasteur Award from the World Health Organization and the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal in 2001 which he received for playing a major role in the development of Hib conjugate vaccine that is now used throughout the world and has led to a dramatic decline in the number of infants and children suffering from meningitis and other systematic infections such as osteomyelitis and pneumonia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sabin.org/sabin-gold-medal-award )〕 He is also a member of the National Academy of Science. ==References== * http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/staff/bio.cfm?nih_id=0010046803 * http://www.polio.pitt.edu/speakers/robbins.htm 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John B. Robbins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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