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Bernice Elaine Eddy (1903– ) was a American scientist is known for her discovery of the contamination of the polio vaccine.

Early life
Eddy was born in Glendale, Virginia and was the daughter of Nathan Eddy, a physician. Her father died one month before she was about to start college, therefore she returned to her mother's hometown of Marietta, Ohio with her siblings. She graduated from Marietta College with an A.B. degree in bacteriology in 1924. In 1925, Eddy received a M.S. and a Ph.D. in 1927 from the University of Cincinnati, with a thesis concerning pneumococci.

Work
In 1966, Eddy was the sole author of an article "The Polyoma Virus" that was published in "Advances in Virus Research". She also wrote in the "Encyclopedia of Biochemistry" for the "Virus Diseases" section, which was published in 1967. One of her most significant works was the "Identification of the Oncogenic Substance in Rhesus Monkey Kidney Cell Cultures as Simian Virus 40".

Professional Associations and Accomplishments
Eddy was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has been the president and vice-president of the American Society for Microbiology(ASM), as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association for Cancer Research. Eddy received the NIH Superior Accomplishment Award for her work on poliomyelitis gamma globulin and the NIH Director's Award in 1977.