Jules Freund
Jules Freund · Science & Medicine
Immunologist who developed Freund's adjuvant, a widely used booster of immune response.
1890, Budapest, Hungary — 1960, New York City, United States
Hungary · United States (Cornell Medical College · NYU · Public Health Research Institute, New York)
Jules Freund is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Immunologist who developed Freund's adjuvant, a widely used booster of immune response.
Born in Budapest and trained in medicine there, this Hungarian-American immunologist emigrated to the United States and, working in New York, developed Freund's adjuvant — an emulsion of mineral oil and killed mycobacteria that dramatically boosts the antibody response to an injected antigen. It became an indispensable tool for making antisera and studying immunity, and he served as president of the American Association of Immunologists. He is listed among Jewish biologists documented by Jinfo.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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Immunologist who developed Freund's adjuvant, a widely used booster of immune response.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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