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Dr. John Bennett Robbins M.D. (born December 1, 1932)^[1] is a senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health, best known for his development of the vaccine against bacterial meningitis (Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)) with his colleague Dr. Rachel Schneerson M.D.

Bacterial meningitis is the leading cause of acquired mental retardation in children.

Dr. Robbins is a recipient of the 1996 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research^[2], the Pasteur Award from the World Health Organization and the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal in 2001 which he received for playing a major role in the development of Hib conjugate vaccine that is now used throughout the world and has led to a dramatic decline in the number of infants and children suffering from meningitis and other systematic infections such as osteomyelitis and pneumonia.^[3] He is also a member of the National Academy of Science.

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^ Who's who in Government, Volume 3
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^ "The Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award". The Sabin Vaccine Institute. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

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[1] Who's who in Government, Volume 3

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[3] "The Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award". The Sabin Vaccine Institute. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

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 Bacterial meningitis is the leading cause of acquired mental retardation in children.
-Dr. Robbins is a recipient of the 1996 [[Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/1996clinical.htm|accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref>, the [[Pasteur Award]] from the World Health Organization and the [[Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal]] in 2001 which he received for playing a major role in the development of Hib conjugate vaccine that is now used throughout the world and has led to a dramatic decline in the number of infants and children suffering from meningitis and other systematic infections such as osteomyelitis and pneumonia.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award|url=http://www.sabin.org/sabin-gold-medal-award|publisher=The Sabin Vaccine Institute|accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> He is also a member of the [[National Academy of Science]].
+Dr. Robbins is a recipient of the 1996 [[Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research]]<ref>{{cite webltitle=tje Lasker Foundationweb|url=http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/1996clinical.htm|accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref>, the [[Pasteur Award]] from the World Health Organization and the [[Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal]] in 2001 which he received for playing a major role in the development of Hib conjugate vaccine that is now used throughout the world and has led to a dramatic decline in the number of infants and children suffering from meningitis and other systematic infections such as osteomyelitis and pneumonia.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award|url=http://www.sabin.org/sabin-gold-medal-award|publisher=The Sabin Vaccine Institute|accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> He is also a member of the [[National Academy of Science]].
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