Science and Medicine

Adel Mahmoud

Adel K. Mahmoud (August 24, 1941 – June 11, 2018) was an Egyptian-American doctor and expert in infectious diseases. He was credited with helping with the development of the Gardasil HPV vaccine and the rotavirus vaccine while serving as President of Merck Vaccines. Both the HPV and rotavirus vaccines were under development prior to Mahmoud joining Merck Vaccine Division; he assisted in ensuring that they remained a priority for Merck to continue development to commercial launch. After retiring from Merck he became a professor at Princeton University.

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• ▸Climate change and infectious diseases
• ▸A. J. van Koolwijk
• ▸Age of consent in the United States

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