Ernest William Goodpasture Scientist

Dr. Ernest William Goodpasture (October 17, 1886 – September 20, 1960) was an American pathologist and physician. Goodpasture advanced the scientific understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, parasitism, and a variety of rickettsial and viral infections. Together with colleagues at Vanderbilt University, he invented methods for growing viruses and rickettsiae in chicken embryos and fertilized chicken eggs. This enabled the development of vaccines against influenza, chicken pox, smallpox, yellow fever, typhus, Rocky mountain spotted fever and other diseases. He also described Goodpasture's syndrome.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 17, 1886
Birth place	Clarksville Tennessee
Nationality	United States
Date of death	September 20, 1960
Place of death	Nashville Tennessee
Education	Vanderbilt University
Known for	Goodpasture syndrome