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Intro

Chester Southam(/sʌθəm/; October 4, 1919-April 5, 2002) was an American virologist, physician, and professor most well known for his controversial cancer study regarding the injection of cancer cells into prisoners without their knowledge. After the scandal, his license was suspended, but he still became the president of the American Cancer Society. He later became a professor at Thomas Jefferson University.

Early Life

Chester Milton Southam was born on October 4, 1919 in Salem, Massachusetts to his father Walter Southam, who was of Irish descent, and his mother, who was of American descent, Elizabeth Southam.

His thesis for the University of Idaho focused on saprogenicity and decay of brown–rot fungi[7].