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The March of Dimes Foundation
By: Ajeet Bains
| Published: May 17, 2021
The March of Dimes Foundation, or the March of Dimes, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, focused on the health of…
OrganizationsPoliomyelitisInfantile ParalysisPolioBirth Defects
Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943)
By: Corey Harbison
| Published: Feb 17, 2017
Karl Landsteiner studied blood types in Europe and in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Landsteiner won the…
Rh factorRhesus MonkeyBlood GroupsBlood CellsBlood Transfusions
Lymphoblastoid Cell Line (LCL)
By: Matthew Tontonoz
| Published: Aug 09, 2025
A lymphoblastoid cell line, or LCL, is an immortalized population of cells derived from a specific type of white blood cell called a B lymphocyte…
virusesEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsB-LymphocytesTissue Culture TechniquesHeLa Cells
HeLa Cell Line
By: Rohini Nott
| Published: Sep 18, 2020
The HeLa cell line was the first immortal human cell line that George Otto Gey, Margaret Gey, and Mary Kucibek first isolated from Henrietta Lacks…
HeLa CellsContinuous cell linesResearch EthicsInformed consent (Medical law)Cervix uteri--Cancer
William John Little (1810–1894)
By: Brianna Ellis, Alexis Darby
| Published: May 03, 2021
William John Little was one of the first orthopedic surgeons to research congenital malformations and their causes in the nineteenth century and…
Birth injuries--ComplicationsCerebral PalsyCerebral palsiedMuscle SpasticitySpasticity
Stanley Alan Plotkin (1932– )
By: Christian H. Ross
| Published: Apr 13, 2017
Stanley Alan Plotkin developed vaccines in the United States during the mid to late twentieth century. Plotkin began his research career at the…
VaccinesViral vaccinesRubellaRubella--VaccinationRubella virus
David Baltimore (1938–2025)
By: Meilin Zhu
| Published: Dec 27, 2017
David Baltimore studied viruses and the immune system in the US during the twentieth century. In 1975, Baltimore was awarded the Nobel Prize in…
Baltimore, DavidDNAAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Marshall Henry Klaus (1927–2017)
By: Alexis Darby
| Published: Jul 17, 2018
Marshall Henry Klaus was a scientist and pediatrician who studied maternal-infant bonding in the twentieth century in the United States. Maternal-…
Mother and infantMother-Infant InteractionDoulasLaborObstetrics
Thesis: The Impacts of Simplifying Science and How to Achieve Understanding
By: Logan Hunt
| Published: Aug 26, 2024
Simplifying science means more than just making science understandable for people of lower chronological age, it also encompasses making science…
Ask A BiologistSimplifying scienceEmbryo TalesMaking science more accessibleReadability checker
William Thornton Mustard (1914-1987)
By: Daniella Caudle
| Published: Feb 11, 2017
William Thornton Mustard was a surgeon in Canada during the twentieth century who developed surgical techniques to treat children who had congenital…
PoliomyelitisTransposition of Great VesselsHemolytic AnemiaBlood GroupsBlood Cells