The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Albert B. Sabin
Title:
President
Affiliation:
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovoth, Israel
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1993
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
1970
Citation:
"For numerous fundamental contributions to the understanding of viruses and viral diseases, culminating in the development of the vaccine which has eliminated poliomyelitis as a major threat to human health."
Presented by President Nixon at a White House Ceremony on May 21, 1971.