W. HARRY FEINSTONE, SPH 1939 (Sc.D.), who passed away in 2008, was a pharmaceutical researcher and executive who resided in Memphis, Tennessee. Early in his career, he developed many sulfa drugs, hailed as the first “miracle drugs” of the 20th century that are still in use today. In all, he worked for about 30 companies, receiving royalties wherever his products were made and sold. After retiring in 1976, he began a second career as the first distinguished research professor at the University of Memphis, where he worked until 1993. In 1996, Hopkins’ School of Public Health named its Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology in honor of Dr. Feinstone.
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