H. Fred Clark

H. Fred Clark (1937 – April 28, 2012) was an American pediatrician, medical scientist, and social activist. He served as a research professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine and at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, as well as holding the position of adjunct professor at the Wistar Institute. He is recognized for his work with Paul Offit and Stanley Plotkin developing the rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq. For this work, Clark, Offit, and Plotkin received the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Gold Medal in 2006. He received a degree in veterinary medicine from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of Buffalo.[1][2][3]

H. Fred Clark
Clark (left) with Paul Offit (right)
Born	1937 (1937)
Died	April 28, 2012(2012-04-28) (aged 74–75)
Nationality	United States
Education	Cornell University University of Buffalo
Known for	Rotavirus vaccine
Spouse(s)	Mimi Rice Karen Clark
Children	Christopher, Melanie, Marianne, step children Elisabeth , Peter, Alexandra
Awards	(with Paul Offit Stanley Plotkin) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Gold Medal (2006)
Scientific career
Fields	Medicine
Institutions	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Wistar Institute
Thesis	The suckling mouse cataract agent (SMCA) in mice: Studies on viral growth in eyes and viscera and the immune response (1967)

References

1. Naedele, Walter F. (2012-05-03). "H Fred Clark, 75, social activist, vaccine researcher". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
2. "Obituaries". JAVMA News. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
3. "Dr. Clark, Pediatrics". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

Further reading

• Offit, Paul; Murphy, Frederick; Plotkin, Stanley (September 2012). "In memoriam: Dr H Fred Clark (1937-2012)". Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 8 (9): 1321–1322. doi:10.4161/hv.21856. ISSN 2164-554X. PMC 3579916. PMID 22906941.