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13688
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2737
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1099

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1964 - AMA Scientific Achievement Award, American Medical Association
  • 1960 - Robert Koch Prize
  • 1948 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 1942 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1941 - E. Mead Johnson Award, Society for Pediatric Research
  • 1941 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

René J. Dubos was affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on medical and social sciences disciplines, with specific attention to psychiatry and mental health, health, and general health professions.

The scientist contributed to the study of dementia and cognitive impairment, health disparities and outcomes, and geriatric care and nursing homes.

Among their recent scholarly output was the paper titled "Biopsychosocial risk factors for subjective cognitive decline among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study," published in 2024 in Public Health.

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René J. Dubos received multiple awards throughout their career, including the AMA Scientific Achievement Award from the American Medical Association in 1964, the Robert Koch Prize in 1960, and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1948. The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1942 and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1941. They also received the E. Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research in 1941 and were a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • THE GASTROINTESTINAL EPITHELIUM AND ITS AUTOCHTHONOUS BACTERIAL FLORA

    Dwayne C. Savage;René Dubos;Russell W. Schaedler

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BACTERIAL FLORA IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF MICE

    Russell W. Schaedler;René Dubos;Richard Costello

  • Bacterial and mycotic infections of man

    René Jules Dubos

  • STUDIES ON A BACTERICIDAL AGENT EXTRACTED FROM A SOIL BACILLUS : I. PREPARATION OF THE AGENT. ITS ACTIVITY IN VITRO.

    René J. Dubos

  • INDIGENOUS, NORMAL, AND AUTOCHTHONOUS FLORA OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.

    René Dubos;Russell W. Schaedler;Richard Costello;Philippe Hoet

  • Specific serum agglutination of erythrocytes sensitized with extracts of tubercle bacilli.

    Gardner Middlebrook;René J. Dubos

  • Factors affecting the growth of tubercle bacilli in liquid media.

    René J. Dubos;Bernard D. Davis

  • Mirage of Health: Utopias, Progress, and Biological Change

    René Jules Dubos

  • The bacterial cell

    René Jules Dubos

  • ASSOCIATION OF GERMFREE MICE WITH BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM NORMAL MICE

    Russell W. Schaedler;René Dubos;Richard Costello

  • VIRULENCE AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MAMMALIAN TUBERCLE BACILLI.

    Gardner Middlebrook;René J. Dubos;Cynthia Pierce

  • THE PROTECTIVE ACTION OF A SPECIFIC ENZYME AGAINST TYPE III PNEUMOCOCCUS INFECTION IN MICE.

    Oswald T. Avery;René Dubos

  • The effect of the intestinal flora on the growth rate of mice, and on their susceptibility to experimental infections.

    René J. Dubos;Russell W. Schaedler

  • STUDIES ON A BACTERICIDAL AGENT EXTRACTED FROM A SOIL BACILLUS : II. PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF THE BACTERICIDAL AGENT AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL PNEUMOCOCCUS INFECTIONS IN MICE.

    René J. Dubos

  • THE BINDING OF FATTY ACIDS BY SERUM ALBUMIN, A PROTECTIVE GROWTH FACTOR IN BACTERIOLOGICAL MEDIA.

    Bernard D. Davis;René J. Dubos

  • ALTERATIONS IN THE MOUSE CECUM AND ITS FLORA PRODUCED BY ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS

    Dwayne C. Savage;René Dubos

  • THE PRODUCTION OF BACTERICIDAL SUBSTANCES BY AEROBIC SPORULATING BACILLI

    René J. Dubos;Rollin D. Hotchkiss

  • Media for tubercle bacilli.

    René J. Dubos;Gardner Middlebrook

  • Reversible changes in the susceptibility of mice to bacterial infections. I. Changes brought about by injection of pertussis vaccine or of bacterial endotoxins.

    René J. Dubos;Russell W. Schaedler

  • FRACTIONATION OF THE BACTERICIDAL AGENT FROM CULTURES OF A SOIL BACILLUS

    Rollin D. Hotchkiss;René J. Dubos

  • THE FECAL FLORA OF VARIOUS STRAINS OF MICE. ITS BEARING ON THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ENDOTOXIN

    Russell W. Schaedler;René J. Dubos

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard D. Davis
Bernard D. Davis Harvard University
James G. Hirsch
James G. Hirsch Rockefeller University
Karl Meyer
Karl Meyer Columbia University
David Mechanic
David Mechanic Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Thomas Francis
Thomas Francis Yale University

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