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Thomas Weller Obituary
Weller died in his sleep Saturday at his home in Needham, his son said.
He and two Children's Hospital colleagues, John F. Enders and Frederick C. Robbins, shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of a way to grow the polio virus in safe tissue cultures, leading to the development of the Salk and Sabin vaccines against polio. Their work also helped pave the way for the development of vaccines for other viral disease such as measles and chicken pox and proved to be a crucial aid to cancer research.
Weller also was an expert in tropical diseases and at the time of his death was the Richard Pearson Strong professor of tropical medicine emeritus at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press
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D. ZIMMERMAN
August 28, 2008
REST IN PEACE THOMAS WELLER
RAFAEL COLUNGA
August 28, 2008
THANK YOU, I HAD POLIO IN 1951, AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU, IS NECESARY FOR ALL US.
Harry Simpson
August 28, 2008
Thank you good and faithful doctor.
a Baby Boomer from
August 28, 2008
Thank you Dr. Weller
If it weren't for you and your colleagues, the salk and sabin dedication that you so proudly helped make possible there is no telling how polio would have affected so many of us baby boomers. Thank you for your brilliant mind and compassion. Rest now you so rightly deserve it.
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Maggie Williams, RN
August 27, 2008
God sends us people like Dr. Weller just when we need them most.
Rest in peace and know that you and others made a difference for the whole world in your time for then and future generations to avoid this awful disease.
Charles Wilbun
August 27, 2008
Thank you Dr. Weller and family. Your contribution helped so many. My brother and I had polio in 1950. Because of your work, we were able to live the "Good Life". I am now a healthy 60 years old and I thank you.
The folks of
August 26, 2008
Thank you Dr. Weller
Debbie Sellars
August 26, 2008
Thank you, Dr. Weller. Your work and life has not gone unnoticed. May you rest gently.
Darla
August 26, 2008
God Bless Dr. Weller...surely Heaven has a place for him!
The Salk Vaccine, which his research made possible, kept many children of the Baby Boom generation from contracting polio.
May he rest in peace, and may his family have the comfort of the Lord.
Sincerely, Darla
Jenny T
August 26, 2008
My condolences to the family of Thomas H. Weller. His dedication and hard work helped save many lives, and will surely continue to do so for many years to come. May you find comfort in knowing that God promises to cure the one ailment that befalls us all: death. As promised in 1 Corinthians 15:54-57, “Death is swallowed up forever". May this, and the hope of knowing that soon, "no resident will say: “I am sick”, bring comfort to your hearts during this difficult time.
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