Definition of elegy for English Language Learners. : a sad poem or song : a poem or song that expresses sorrow for someone who is dead.
Hepatitis B was first discovered in 1963 by Dr. Baruch Blumberg and colleagues, who identified a protein (the âAustralia antigenâ that reacted to antibodies from patients with hemophilia and leukemia.
Blumberg and colleagues invented the vaccine for hepatitis B in 1969, but it wasnât until 1981 that it was developed by Merck from the blood of hepatitis B patients and licensed by the FDA.&S alum Baruch Blumberg set a new standard for excellence. A P&S graduate whose love of travel led to his invention of the hepatitis B vaccine, and a Nobel prize, Baruch Blumberg died of an apparent heart attack on April 5, after giving a speech at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.