A Scientific Symposium Commemorating
the 50th Anniversary of the Development of
the Polio Vaccine
April 11 and 12, 2005
Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Polio Symposium
Speakers
- Matthias Gromeier, M.D.
- William Gruber, M.D.
- David L. Heymann, M.D.
- Robert A. Keegan
- Heidi J. Larson, Ph.D.
- Gary J. Nabel, M.D., Ph.D.
- Paul A. Offit, M.D.
- David M. Oshinsky, Ph.D.
- Tara O’Toole, M.D., M.P.H.
- Louis Piconi
- Charles R. Rinaldo Jr., Ph.D.
- John B. Robbins, M.D.
- Peter L. Salk, M.D.
- John Troan
- Julius S. Youngner, Sc.D.
Paul A. Offit, M.D.
Henle Professor of Immunologic and
Infectious Diseases
Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Dr. Offit is the author of The Cutter Incident: How America’s First Polio Vaccine Led to Today’s Growing Crisis in Vaccines, a book to be published in September 2005 by Yale University Press that chronicles a landmark episode in the development of the polio vaccine. A virologist and immunologist, Dr. Offit has advanced the understanding of the genetics of rotavirus virulence and rotavirus immunogenesis. He co-holds a patent on the rotavirus vaccine currently being developed by Merck and Co. Dr. Offit, who is recognized for his expertise on vaccine safety, also is the co-author of two other books, Vaccines: What Every Parent Should Know and Breaking the Antibiotic Habit: A Parent’s Guide to Coughs, Colds, Ear Infections, and Sore Throats.