Emil von Behring was a German physician and Nobel laureate who developed the first antitoxin for diphtheria, revolutionizing modern medicine.
Alan L. Hart was a pioneering radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, and one of the first transgender men to undergo gender affirmation surgery in the United States.
Ancel Keys was an American physiologist and nutritionist, whose influential research shaped modern understanding of the relationship between diet and heart disease.
Jonas Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist who developed the first safe and effective polio vaccine, transforming global public health.
Edward Jenner was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the smallpox vaccine, revolutionizing public health and saving countless lives.
Max Theiler was a South African virologist who developed the first successful yellow fever vaccine, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951.