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The memoir of immunologist and 1980 Nobel prize winner Benacerraf. Born in 1920 to a family of Jewish textile importers in Caracas, Venezuela, he moved to Paris at the age of five. He discusses his years studying at the Lycee Janson and the period of the Nazi invasion of France which led the family to flee back to the Americas where he found himself studying medicine in the United States. His years at Harvard, NYU, and the National Institute of Health are examined, as is his time as the chief executive officer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Profiles more than 200 American men and women who made significant contributions to science during the twentieth century.
Immunological Tolerance: Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Applications documents the proceedings of a conference held at Brook Lodge, Michigan, April 27-May 1, 1974. The conference brought together many of the investigators who have actively contributed to furthering knowledge and understanding of immunological tolerance. It will be immediately clear to the reader that the conference was structured in a way to consider phenomena of tolerance and immune suppression as interrelated entities with a certain degree of emphasis on the possible common cellular mechanisms involved. The volume con ...
Provides short biographies of more than 175 notable Hispanic American professionals in science, mathematics, medicine, and related fields.
"In The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize, Doherty recounts his unlikely path to becoming a Nobel Laureate. Beginning with his humble origins in Australia, he tells how he developed an interest in immunology and describes his influential work with Rolf Zinkernagel on T-cells and the nature of immune defense. Doherty reveals how his nonconformist upbringing, sense of being an outsider, and search for different perspectives have shaped his life and work."--Jacket
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