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Herman Eisen · Science & Medicine

What

Immunologist known for work on antibody affinity and the immune response

When

1918, New York City, USA — 2014, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Herman Eisen is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Immunologist known for work on antibody affinity and the immune response

How & why

Herman N. Eisen was an American immunologist, a founding member of the MIT Center for Cancer Research, who used fluorescence-quenching methods to measure antibody affinity and showed that the affinity of the antibody response matures and increases over time. His work laid foundations for understanding affinity maturation and T-cell recognition of peptide–MHC complexes. He was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science

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Immunologist known for work on antibody affinity and the immune response

1918

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science