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Albert Kapikian was born on 9 May, 1930 in Armenia, is an Armenian-American virologist. Discover Albert Kapikian's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 9 May 1930
Birthday 9 May
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Date of death 24 February, 2014
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Nationality Armenia

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1930

Albert Zaven Kapikian (1930–2014) was an Armenian-American virologist who developed the first licensed vaccine 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.

1956

Kapikian graduated from Cornell Medical College in 1956 and began a career with the National Institutes of Health in 1957.

1970

In 1970 he spent six months in the UK where at the suggestion of his boss he studied the techniques of June Almeida.

Almedia took the first photos of coronavirus using novel techniques.

Back in the USA he used these techniques to identify non-bacterial gastroenteritis - Norwalk virus.

He was chief of the epidemiology section of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a position he held for 45 years.

1972

Called the father of human gastroenteritis virus research, Kapikian identified the first norovirus, initially called Norwalk virus, in 1972; and he and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health identified the hepatitis A virus in 1973.

1998

In 1998 he was appointed deputy director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

2013

He is the 13th recipient of this recognition, awarded annually by the Sabin Vaccine Institute.

2014

Kapikian died on February 24, 2014, at the age of 83.