Claus Washington Jungeblut (June 12, 1897 – February 1, 1976) was an American bacteriologist and vitamin researcher.
Claus W. Jungeblut | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1897 |
| Died | February 1, 1976 |
| Occupation | Bacteriologist |
Biography edit
Jungeblut was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Nicholas and Gertrude Jungeblut.[1] He was educated at University of Bern where he obtained his M.D. in 1921. He was an assistant at Robert Koch Institute (1921–1922).[1]
He was a bacteriologist at the New York State Department of Health, an associate professor at Stanford University (1927–1929), and Professor of bacteriology at Columbia University (1929–1962).[1] He was research consultant on microbiology at Lenox Hill Hospital (1962–1970).[2] He was known for his research on infantile paralysis.[2][3]
Jungeblut married June Magor Beckwith in 1951.[1][4]
Jungeblut died age 78 in Westport, Connecticut.[2]
Vitamin C therapy edit
In the 1930s, Jungeblut conducted some of the first experiments on vitamin C therapy (megavitamin therapy). His experiments were done on monkeys infected with poliomyelitis.[5] He concluded "that under certain restricted experimental conditions, vitamin C is capable of influencing favorably the course of the infection in monkeys."[5] Albert Sabin was unable to replicate Jungeblut's results.[6]
Selected publications edit
- Inactivation of Poliomyelitis Virus in Vitro by Crystalline Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) (1935)
- Vitamin C Therapy and Prophylaxis in Experimental Poliomyelitis (1937)
- A Further Contribution to Vitamin C Therapy in Experimental Poliomyelitis (1939)
- Studies on the Inactivation of Diphtheria Toxin by Vitamin C (I-Ascorbic Acid) (1941)
References edit
- ^ a b c d American Men of Medicine, Volume 3. New York: Institute for Research in Biography. p. 347
- ^ a b c "Claus Jungeblut, Bacteriologist, 78". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Claus W. Jungeblut Papers 1922-1964". National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Mrs. June Beckwith to be Married Soon". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Medicine: Polio Clues". content.time.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Vitamin C in Relation to Experimental Poliomyelitis