Publication

1999 - Springer, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

73,750 words, Guess

Page Count

295 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL37543M
  • ISBN-100387988491
  • OCLC Control Number40954216
  • Library of Congress Control Number99024754
  • Goodreads653696

Classifications

  • DDC579.2/092
  • DDCB
  • LCCQR359.72.K66 V38 1999
and 1 more
  • LCCR-RZ

Description

"Dr. Hilary Koprowski is the pioneer of the 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. This biography chronicles his distinguished career and life's work in the field of microbiology." "A world-renowned 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 Yellow Fever Research Laboratory of the Rockefeller Foundation, Lederle Labs, and The 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."--Jacket.

Subjects

Places

People

Hilary Koprowski

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Listen to the music: the life of Hilary KoprowskiSpringer1999-01-01

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