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Brigitte Askonas

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Brigitte Alice "Ita" Askonas, FMedSci FRS (1 April 1923 – 9 January 2013) was a British immunologist. [1]

32 relations: Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom, Alain Townsend, Amino acid, Andrew McMichael, Antibody, Antigen, B cell, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, César Milstein, Dorothy M. Needham, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society, Girton College, Cambridge, Harvard Medical School, Immune system, Immunology, Imperial College London, John H. Humphrey, John Radcliffe Hospital, Macrophage, Malcolm Dixon, McGill University, National Academy of Sciences, National Institute for Medical Research, Niels Kaj Jerne, Plasma cell, Robert Koch Prize, Royal Society, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, University of Cambridge, Vienna.

Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

The Academy of Medical Sciences is an organisation established in the UK in 1998.

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Alain Townsend

Alain Townsend is a Professor of Medicine in the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford University.

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

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Andrew McMichael

Sir Andrew James McMichael, (born November 1943) is an immunologist, Professor of Molecular Medicine, and previously Director of the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford.

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Antibody

An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large, Y-shaped protein produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

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Antigen

In immunology, an antigen is a molecule capable of inducing an immune response (to produce an antibody) in the host organism.

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B cell

B cells, also known as B lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell of the lymphocyte subtype.

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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

The Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society is an academic journal on the history of science published annually by the Royal Society.

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César Milstein

César Milstein, CH, FRS (8 October 1927 – 24 March 2002) was an Argentinian biochemist in the field of antibody research.

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Dorothy M. Needham

Dorothy Mary Moyle Needham FRS (22 September 1896 – 22 December 1987) was an English biochemist known for her work on the biochemistry of muscle.

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Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) is an award for medical scientists who are recognised by the Academy of Medical Sciences for the "excellence of their science, their contribution to medicine and society and the range of their achievements".

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Girton College, Cambridge

Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.

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Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University.

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Immune system

The immune system is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.

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Immunology

Immunology is a branch of biology that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.

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Imperial College London

Imperial College London (officially Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom.

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John H. Humphrey

John Herbert Humphrey CBE FRS FRCP (16 December 1915 – 25 December 1987) was a British bacteriologist and immunologist.

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John Radcliffe Hospital

The John Radcliffe Hospital is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England and a leading centre for medical research.

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Macrophage

Macrophages (big eaters, from Greek μακρός (makrós).

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Malcolm Dixon

Malcolm Dixon (18 April 1899 – 7 December 1985) was a British biochemist.

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McGill University

McGill University is a public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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National Institute for Medical Research

The National Institute for Medical Research (commonly abbreviated to NIMR), was a medical research institute based in Mill Hill, on the outskirts of London, England.

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Niels Kaj Jerne

Niels Kaj Jerne, FRS (23 December 1911 – 7 October 1994) was a Danish immunologist.

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Plasma cell

Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells, plasmocytes, plasmacytes, or effector B cells, are white blood cells that secrete large volumes of antibodies.

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Robert Koch Prize

The Robert Koch Medal and Award are two prizes awarded annually for excellence in the biomedical sciences.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Askonas

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