# Maurice Hilleman
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Maurice Ralph Hilleman (August 30, 1919 – April 11, 2005) was an American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity. Of the 14 vaccines routinely recommended in current vaccine schedules, he developed eight: those for measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae bacteria. He also played a role in the discovery of the cold-producing adenoviruses, the hepatitis viruses, and the potentially cancer-causing virus SV40.
Mumps The Chipmunk Cheeks Virus Parents Forgot About
Cheeks puff up, jaw aches, and your group chat starts talking about mumps. Plants and Facts EP 123 breaks down the chipmunk cheeks virus with real science and unfiltered millennial commentary.
Pediatrician Dr Yvy and medical researcher Julz explain what mumps is, how it spreads in dorms, teams, ca…
S1 Ep110: Vaccine skepticism, with Paul Offit, M.D.
Vaccine conversations have changed. Sure, there have always been skeptics, but since the COVID-19 pandemic — and especially since Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has headed Health and Human Services (HHS) — debates have only intensified.For physicians, what used to be occasional questions in the exam room …
The first cancer vaccine
Hepatitis B is a tiny virus that causes hundreds of thousands of deaths from liver disease and cancer each year. The vaccine against it became the first of many milestones: it was the first viral protein subunit vaccine, the first recombinant vaccine, and the first vaccine to prevent a type of canc…
MTS30 - Stanley Plotkin - The Past, Present, and Future of Vaccines
Stanley Plotkin is Professor Emeritus at the Wistar Institute and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. A renowned vaccinologist, Dr. Plotkin is, perhaps, best known for developing a highly successful vaccine for rubella back in 1968. We are still using the same vaccine 40 years later. Dr. …
PCOM Perspectives: Paul Offit on Vaccine Safety, Risk, and Reality
For this episode, I spoke with Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, to address the importance of vaccine safety and education in light of ever-evolving governmental guidelin…
#28 – Mumps: Why the Vaccine Is Faltering and Cases Are Rising
This time it's a virus that has circulated in humans for millennia: mumps virus. Florian Krammer explains why this paramyxovirus is related to measles and the dangerous Nipah virus, how the infection unfolds, and why it's usually mild but can cause serious complications including inflammation of th…
Maurice Hilleman: Vaccine Creator
Dr Maurice Hilleman was a leading American microbiologist who specialised in vaccinology and immunology. He discovered nine vaccines that are routinely recommended for children today, rendering formerly devastating diseases practically forgotten. Considered by many to be the father of modern vaccin…
Why Measles Is Roaring Back in 2026: The Science of Human Contagion
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Why is measles—a disease declared officially eliminated in the United States in 2000—suddenly roaring back in 2026?
In this episode, we unpack the stark realities behind the current surge, with U.S. cases hitting a 35-year high of 3,134 and…
40: Measles, Mumps, and Chickens
Maurice Hilleman was a quest to rid the world of disease. All he needed was a few samples and a couple of chickens.
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