Children's Hospital Boston Treating Polio at Children's Hospital Boston Close Window
Photo of John Enders John Enders, ca. 1965

John Enders and his colleagues Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins were the first to figure out how to grow polio in a lab setting, setting the stage for the development of a vaccine. In 1954, Enders and his Children's colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work.

Photo: Countway Medical Library.

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