Porter W Anderson Jr., Date of Birth
TweetPorter W Anderson Jr.
American microbiologist
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1937
Profession: microbiologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Porter W Anderson Jr.
- Porter Warren Anderson Jr.
- (born January 1, 1937) is an American microbiologist best known for developing a vaccine that protects children from infections by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and epiglottitis.
- The techniques he and his colleague Ronald Eby invented were later utilized to develop a vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
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