Dr. Selman Waksman, Class of 1915 s an
undergraduate at Rutgers, Waksman was the president of the Menorah Society, the first Jewish organization at Rutgers.
Waksman did graduate work at the University of California and returned to Rutgers as a professor of microbiology.
In the course of research on soil microorganisms, he discovered streptomycin, the cure for tuberculosis.
He coined the word antibiotic and founded the Institute for Microbiology. In 1952 he received the Nobel Prize.
And in 1949, he achieved the ultimate personal accolade in American Society-- a Time magazine cover.
s an
undergraduate at Rutgers, Waksman was the president of the Menorah Society, the first Jewish organization at Rutgers.
Waksman did graduate work at the University of California and returned to Rutgers as a professor of microbiology.
In the course of research on soil microorganisms, he discovered streptomycin, the cure for tuberculosis.
He coined the word antibiotic and founded the Institute for Microbiology. In 1952 he received the Nobel Prize.
And in 1949, he achieved the ultimate personal accolade in American Society-- a Time magazine cover.