Carolyn Hardegree was born in 1933 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She received her M.D. from the University of Texas and is board certified in pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Hardegree’s research was in bacterial toxins and vaccines. She worked with Dr. Margaret Pittman and Dr. Michael Barile on tetanus toxoids studies in humans and guinea pigs. She published the article “Immunization Against Neonatal Tetanus in New Guinea” in 1970 (linked below in publications).
Dr. Hardegree worked in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Biologics Standards (DBS) Laboratory of Bacterial Products and became Chief of the Section on Bacterial Toxins in 1969.
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Carolyn Hardegree's portrait from her wedding announcement and photo in The San Angelo Weekly Standard newspaper.
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The San Angelo Weekly Standard (Texas), Friday, October 6, 1961.
