Today at @bakercornell we received sad news that Prof LeLand 'Skip' Carmichael passed away last night in Ithaca.
Skip was cherished family of Baker Institute and @cornellvet.
Instrumental in identification of epizootic Canine Parvovirus, development of the vaccine.
#virology
Skip was cherished family of Baker Institute and @cornellvet.
Instrumental in identification of epizootic Canine Parvovirus, development of the vaccine.
#virology
In ~1976 a severe haemorrhagic enteritis broke out in dogs and quickly spread worldwide. Skip and his team were key in identifying the parvovirus, and recognizing its likely homology to feline panleukopenia virus.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/516347/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/516347/
That homology was the basis for a rapidly developed vaccine based on FPV... which was improved to an attenuated formula developed at Baker by 1981. That has been the basis for all CPV vaccine formulations since.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6299142/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6299142/
Skip was an exemplar of the @bakercornell mission of discovery research in animal health to improve the lives of both humans and animals alike.
He was a brilliant scientist, a committed educator, and a warm and colorful character that made his mark on so many. What a legacy.
He was a brilliant scientist, a committed educator, and a warm and colorful character that made his mark on so many. What a legacy.
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