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The Life of Hilary Koprowski

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Produktbeschreibung

Dr. Hilary Koprowski is the pioneer of live polio vaccine, the first researcher to advance the diagnostic and therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies, and the developer of the "gold standard" rabies vaccine. A world-reknowned maverick in biomedical research, Koprowski's research methods were often considered controversial and even radical. Nonetheless, he acquired key positions in many research organizations, such as the Rockefeller Foundation, Lederle Labs, and Wistar Institute, initiating landmark studies from cancer research to multiple sclerosis. One of his crowning achievements, the successful crusade for monoclonal antibodies, resulted in his founding of Centocor, a forerunner in the corporate world of biomedicine. This account of Koprowski's life history is a mixture of personal interviews, anecdotes, and legends of the art and science behind the man.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 295
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461212928
• Artikelnr.: 43986844

Autorenporträt

Dr. Hilary Koprowski is the pioneer of live polio vaccine, the first to advance the diagnostic and therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies, and the developer of the "gold standard" rabies vaccine. This biography chronicles his distinguished career and life's work in field of microbiology.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Jumping the Gun.- 2 Farewell to Warsaw.- 3 Politics of Polio.- 4 My Zoo, My Garden.- 5 Cruising Speed.- 6 Making Magic.- 7 Horned Owl, Snapping Turtle.- 8 Listen to the Music.- 9 Afterword.