Dr. Robert Daum, infectious disease expert at University of Chicago who sought vaccine for MRSA, dies

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 9, 2022, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 9, 2022, 4:01 p.m.
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Dr. Robert Steven Daum was an infectious disease specialist who spent almost 30 years as a researcher and teacher at the University of Chicago, where he worked to find a vaccine for the drug-resistant bacterium known as MRSA. “Bob Daum was a prolific expert in pediatric infectious diseases and in p...