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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Father of microbiology known for his work
about microscope.
1660
Edward Jenner
Discovered vaccination to establish
immunity to small pox; impact of
contribution: Immunology
1796
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
Father of Histology
Identified organs by their type of tissues.
1800
Agostino Bassi
Produced disease in worms by injection of
organic material- the beginning of
bacteriology.
1835
Louis Pasteur
Produced immunity to rabies.
1857
Gregor Mendel
Enunciated study of plants.
1866
Joseph Lister
Demonstrated that surgical infections are
cause by airborne organisms.
1870
Robert Koch
Presented the first pictures of bacilli
(anthrax) and later tubercle bacilli.
1877
Elie Metchnikoff
Described phagocytes in blood and their role
in fighting infection.
Ernst Von Bergmann
Introduced steam sterilization in surgery.
1886
Karl Landsteiner
Distinguished blood group through the
development of ABO blood group system.
Blood group: A, B, O, and, AB.
1902
August Von Wasserman
Developed immunologic test for syphilis.
1906
Howard Rickets
Discovered microorganisms whose range
lies between bacteria and viruses called
rickettsiae.
1906
Hans Fischer
Worked out the structure of hemoglobin.
1929
Jonas Salk
Developed poliomyelitis vaccine.
1954
James Westgard
Introduced the Westgard Rules for quality
control in the clinical laboratory.
1973
Introduced the Westgard Rules for quality
control in the clinical laboratory.
James Westgard