Albert Kapikian



Dr. Albert Kapikian is an American virologist who developed the first liscensedvaccine against rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants. . He was awarded the Sabin Gold Medal for his pioneering work on the vaccine. . He graduated from Cornell Medical College in 1956 and began a career with the National Institutes of Health in 1957. In 1998 he was appointed Deputy Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases where he continues to work on rotavirus vaccines.