influenza B Haemophilus influenza Type B (THE FLU), polyribosylribitol phosphate (A FLU COMPLEX CONJUGATE - DISABLES THE FLU PHAGOCYTE), ammonium sulfate (A PURIFICATION AGENT), formalin (A FORM OF FORMALDEHYDE, USED TO DISABLE THE FLU VIRII), and sucrose (SUGAR). (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The prize committee cited his «seminal research, vaccine development, policy and advocacy toward the global prevention of Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) disease, saving each year more than 370,000 children's lives.» (jhsph.edu)
While studying the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, Smith discovered that it slices up DNA from invading viruses. (sciencemag.org)