
Listen to the Music
The Life of Hilary Koprowski
Roger Vaughan(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 2. February 2000
Book
Hardback
IX, 295 pages
978-0-387-98849-8 (ISBN)
Description
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. This biography chronicles his distinguished career and life's work in the field of microbiology. 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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Edition
2000 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Popular/general
Illustrations
IX, 295 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
647 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-98849-8 (9780387988498)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-1292-8
Schweitzer Classification
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Content
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.