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Stanley Plotkin

American physician

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Also known as Stanley A. Plotkin · Stanley A Plotkin · S. A. Plotkin · S A Plotkin · SA Plotkin · S. Plotkin

Born: May 12, 1932
Birthplace: New York City
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: physician
, virologist
, pediatrician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
, Bronx High School of Science
Employer: University of Pennsylvania
, Johns Hopkins University
, Sanofi Pasteur
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1.humanimmunomeproject.org/about/team/stanley-plotkin-md/
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Stanley Alan Plotkin 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. As of 2025, 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..

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Given name: Stanley
Awards: honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp(May 24, 2022)
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1.“Honorary degrees 2022 | Honorary degrees | University of Antwerp”uantwerpen.be/en/events/honorary-degrees/previous-editions/honorary-degrees-2022/Retrieved 2025-05-10
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honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles(May 24, 2022)
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1.“Honorary degrees 2022 | Honorary degrees | University of Antwerp”uantwerpen.be/en/events/honorary-degrees/previous-editions/honorary-degrees-2022/Retrieved 2025-05-10
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Maxwell Finland Award(2009)
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honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense(2009)
Alexander Fleming Award(2004)
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Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science(2003)
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1.aaas.org/fellows/historic?field_last_name_value=All&field_year_elected=2003&page=9
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Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal(2002)
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
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Family name: Plotkin
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1.amacad.org/person/stanley-plotkin
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Field of work: cytomegalovirus

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