Med School Receives Polio Research Grant

A March of Dimes grant of $18,842 for continued research to develop a quick test for diagnosing polio was announced yesterday by Basil O' Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and Dr. George P. Berry, dean of the Medical School.

Under the terms of the grant J. Howard Mueller, professor of Bacteriology and Immunology can continue to direct a squad of scientists in the development of a "complement fixation" method for detection of polio virus infection. This technique is similar to methods currently used to diagnose other bacterial and virus diseases.