Wilton R. Earle

He joined the Hygienic Laboratory of the United States Public Health Service in 1928, which merged with the National Cancer Institute in 1937, where Earle worked the remainder of his life.

[1][2][3] Earle published or co-published more than one hundred scientific articles.

He significantly contributed to the technology of the growth of cells in vitro.

[5][6] He formulated Earle's salts,[4] an isotonic saline solution (or balanced salt solution) with glucose and bicarbonate, which constitutes the base of many cell culture media.

[7] Culture of Animal Cells: A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications, Sixth Edition [8] Animal-cell culture media: History, characteristics, and current issues [9]