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GovernanceThe Founding VisionThe Sabin Vaccine Institute was founded in 1993 by Dr. H.R. Shepherd, Mrs. Heloisa Sabin, Dr. Robert M. Chanock, and Dr. Philip K. Russell, all of whom share a deep respect for the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin and his dedication to disease prevention. The founders felt that Dr. Sabin's remarkable accomplishments in vaccinology would be best honored by continuing his work of promoting the prevention of disease through immunization. Revered in the scientific community and beloved by the people of the world, Dr. Sabin serves as an inspiration to those who believe that a motivated individual is capable of effecting significant positive change. Founding MembersH.R. Shepherd, D.Sc. - Founding Chairman
Dr. Shepherd began his career as a chemist at Bridgeport Brass after discharge from the United States Army after World War II. He was a founder and Vice President in charge of research for Connecticut Chemical Research Corporation. Dr. Shepherd went on to found Armstrong Pharmaceuticals, then called Aerosol Techniques, Inc., in 1955 and spearheaded funding for the nation’s first research laboratory dedicated to aerosol pharmaceuticals at Columbia University’s College of Pharmacy. Under his leadership, Armstrong Pharmaceuticals went from a third party manufacturer to a full-fledged pharmaceutical drug delivery company which was acquired by Medeva PLC, an international pharmaceutical company. Dr. Shepherd received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1943. In 1973 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Villanova University for his contributions in exploring the frontier of technology and for his creation of Aerosol Techniques, Inc. In 2001, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from The George Washington University for his efforts in the treatment of asthma as well as in the field of immunology. Dr. Shepherd is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Presidents’ Circle and Einstein Society and headed its Library Outreach Program. He has been appointed Adjunct Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. Heloisa Sabin (Mrs. Albert B. Sabin) - Founding Member
From 1959 to 1971, she served as Executive Assistant to the President and Publisher of the Jornal do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro. During this time Ms. Sabin completed instruction in English and American Culture at the Foreign Student Center of Columbia University in New York, and later completed courses in Public Relations and Social Communications at the Pontificia Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro. In 1972, she married Dr. Albert B. Sabin, developer of the oral polio vaccine. Thereafter, she traveled extensively with him throughout the world, participating in his tireless efforts to promote global immunization to eradicate polio and measles in Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. She became an American citizen in 1977, and after Dr. Albert Sabin's demise in 1993, she has worked closely with officials of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where the Sabin Archives are now formally housed. Co-founder of the Sabin Vaccine Institute in 1993, Heloisa Sabin continues to travel to special events convened in Dr. Sabin's honor in Italy, Belgium, Brazil, Israel, and France, to keep his spirit alive. Robert M. Chanock, M.D. - Co-Founder
Philip K. Russell, M.D. - Founding President
During his military career, Dr. Russell conducted research on a variety of infectious diseases of importance to the military and managed several vaccine development programs. Military assignments included several positions at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, including Chief of the Department of Virus Diseases, Director of the Division of Communicable Diseases, Deputy Director and Institute Director and Commandant. Overseas medical research assignments included the Pakistan Medical Research Center in Lahore, Pakistan (1963), Chief of Virology at the SEATO Medical Research Laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand (1965-68) and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research Team in Vietnam (1979). Dr. Russell served as Commander of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado (1983-1986) and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (1986-90), retiring as a Major General in 1990. Dr. Russell's military awards include the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Service Medal. He received the Gorgas medal for contributions to preventive medicine and the Joseph Smadel medal and lectureship. Following military service he was appointed Professor in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. He has served on many national and international advisory groups including the Institute of Medicine Committee on Microbial Threats to Health, and the President's Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. He was a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Center for Infectious Diseases. Dr. Russell served as Special Advisor to the International Children's Vaccine Initiative. He is the Founding President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and serves on the Board of Directors of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. |
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H.R. Shepherd brings to the Institute over 40 years of experience
in the pharmaceutical industry. A world-recognized expert on aerosol
medications, he holds several patents on aerosol products and authored
Aerosols: Science and Technology, the first definitive text on the
potential of aerosol medications. Before starting the Institute, H.R. Shepherd
served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Armstrong Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Heloisa Sabin is a graduate of the High
School and College at Our Lady of Sion School in Rio de Janeiro.
She also studied for three years at the Law School of the Federal
University in Rio de Janeiro. 
Dr. Robert M. Chanock is Chief of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National
Institutes of Health. He was the first to identify and characterize
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which each year contributes to
the deaths of one million infants and children worldwide. Dr. Chanock
began his career in Dr. Albert Sabin's laboratory at the University
of Cincinnati.
Dr. Philip K. Russell received his A.B. degree in biology from Johns
Hopkins University in 1954 and his M.D. from the University of Rochester
in 1958. After an internship in medicine at North Carolina Memorial
Hospital, he entered the United States Army Medical Corps in 1959.
He completed residency training in internal medicine at University
Hospital in Baltimore and was board certified in 1965.