Murray Sanders
Physician, biological warfare officer, and ALS treatment researcher.
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Murray Jonathan Sanders, an American physician and military officer, worked within the U.S. Army's World War II biological warfare program. He played a key role in concealing Japanese war crimes by persuading General Douglas MacArthur to grant immunity to members of Unit 731, a unit known for unethical human experiments. Sanders was later nominated for a 1966 Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing a potential ALS treatment.
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- He received further training at Columbia University and became a professor in bacteriology at its College of Physicians and Surgeons.
- Sanders engaged in polio research before his military service.
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When and where was Murray Sanders born?
Murray Sanders was born on 11 April 1910 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, US.
When did Murray Sanders die?
Murray Sanders died on 29 June 1987 in Delray Beach, Florida, US.
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