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Karen Torghele in conversation with Roger Glass - Albert Sabin: The Life of a Polio Vaccine Pioneer
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Tue., July 14
Epidemiologist Karen Torghele in Conversation with Roger Glass, The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library - Karen Torghele, who spent years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Task Force for Global Health, is the author of 'Albert Sabin: The Life of a Polio Vaccine Pioneer.' Sabin (1906-1993) created an oral vaccine that facilitated the eventual global eradication of poliomyelitis. His work "reshaped virology and vaccine development," but his caustic nature was said to have alienated peers and colleagues. In researching her biography, Torghele relied on interviews, archives, and Sabin's laboratory notes. Moderating the discussion at the Carter Center will be Roger Glass, a scientist known for his focus on infectious diseases. - Kevin C. Madigan
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Karen Torghele in conversation with Roger Glass – Albert Sabin: The Life of a Polio Vaccine Pioneer
Jonas Salk may be the name most associated with the polio vaccine, but it was Albert Sabin’s oral vaccine that made the goal of global eradication of poliomyelitis a possibility. Epidemiologist Karen Torghele draws on exclusive interviews, archival research, and the scientist’s own lab notebooks to deliver the first definitive biography of Sabin (1906–1993). She reveals a man driven by compulsion, whom Yale virologist John R. Paul described as “a fierce joy” when he was making new discoveries. But though his work reshaped virology and vaccine development, he was burdened by ego and an abrasive personality that would haunt his legacy.
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Karen Torghele in conversation with Roger Gla... | 07/14/2026 6:00 PM