Leeuwenhoek's Legatees and Beijerinck's Beneficiaries

Gerard van Doornum is professor emeritus of Clinical Virology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Ton van Helvoort studied at the University of Nijmegen. His 1993 thesis (Maastricht) is entitled Research styles in virus studies in the twentieth century. As an independent historian of science, he specializes in chemistry and medicine. Neeraja Sankaran trained as microbiologist and science writer before obtaining her PhD in the history of science and medicine at Yale University with the thesis Macfarlane Burnet and the nature of the bacteriophages, 1924-1937. She currently works as independent scholar and a freelance science writer and editor.

• Acknowledgements Illustrations Abbreviations Preface Chapter 1 Origins in the dark: Virus diseases in the Netherlands before the discovery of viruses Chapter 2 Redefining viruses: the development and reception of the virus concept in the Netherlands Chapter 3 On the fringes: The Dutch work on viruses, 1900-1950 Chapter 4 From cell culture to the molecular revolution: the rise of medical virology and its organization Chapter 5 Medical virology in the Netherlands after 1950. Laboratorries and institutes. Chapter 6 Techniques and instruments: their introduction in The Netherlands and Dutch main contributions Chapter 7 Dutch virology in the tropics: From colonial to international virology Chapter 8 From cancer mice in the roaring twenties to oncogenes and signalling molecules in the booming nineties Chapter 9 Virus vaccines and immunisation programmes Chapter 10 Conclusions List of institutes and laboratories References Index of Names Index of subjects

"The use of references from scientists, articles, journals, books, historical records, conference proceedings, seminars, workshops and many resources during the twentieth century made this book an interesting and engaging read. This book will be a valuable addition to any library and to any bioscience student who is interested in the history of microbiology, basic research, infectious diseases, epidemiology, antiviral drugs and vaccination."- Arindam Mitra, Adamas University, India, Microbiology Today (2021) "This unique chronicle of Dutch medical virology is recommended literature for all. It describes scientific highlights of a discipline that allowed a dramatic reduction of morbidity and mortality in the past century."- Ab Osterhaus and Roel Coutinho "The discoveries of the Dutch scientists Van Leeuwenhoek and Beijerinck profoundly influenced the development of microbiology and virology. This book describes the evolution of Dutch medical virology against the context of international developments in the field of virus research."- Harald zur Hausen