James Corson Niederman

James Corson Niederman
Born (1924-11-27) November 27, 1924
Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Residence Bethany, Connecticut, United States
Fields Virology, epidemiology
Institutions Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health
Alma mater Kenyon College, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Known for Epstein-Barr virus, infectious mononucleosis
Spouse Mimi (Miriam) Camp Niederman

James Corson Niederman (born November 27, 1924) is an American epidemiologist whose research identified the Epstein-Barr virus as the cause of infectious mononucleosis. His study was published in 1968[1][2]

Early life and education

James Corson Niederman was born on November 27, 1924 in Hamilton, Ohio. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1946,[3] and received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1949. Currently, he is a residential college associate at the Yale School of Public Health.[4]

Medical research

Beginning in the late 1950s, Dr. Niederman and Robert W. McCollum collected sera from Yale University freshmen.[5] Students who tested positive for EBV antibodies never developed infectious mononucleosis (IM). The pre-illness samples of students who later developed infectious mononucleosis tested negative for EBV antibodies. Therefore, the presence of EBV antibodies indicated immunity from infectious mononucleosis.[6] The study demonstrated that EBV is not simply a passenger virus, it is the etiologic agent of infectious mononucleosis. This was a remarkable discovery, since at the time the cause of IM was a mystery.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Infectious Mononucleosis: Clinical Manifestations in Relation to EB Virus Antibodies". JAMA. 1968. doi:10.1001/jama.1968.03140030037009.
  2. ↑ Paul, John (1968). "A NEW LEAD IN INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS". JAMA. doi:10.1001/jama.1968.03140030051012. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Board of Trustees". Kenyon.edu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "James Corson Niederman, MD > Yale School of Public Health - Yale School of Public Health". Publichealth.yale.edu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "This Week’s Citation Classic" (PDF). Garfield.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Facts (for a change) on mononucleosis". Kiplinger's Personal Finance 24: 31. April 1970.


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