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Immunologic Research
Published in: Immunologic Research 1-3/2010

01-07-2010

America’s first department of immunology: an informal history

Author: Noel R. Rose

Published in: Immunologic Research | Issue 1-3/2010

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Abstract

America’s first organized department devoted to the study of immunology was founded at Johns Hopkins University in 1916 by William Henry Welch. It has since generated multiple centers distributed throughout the university, which continue to promote education and conduct research in immunology to the present day. A review of its history may foretell future developments and directions of immunology in this and other institutions.
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Metadata
Title
America’s first department of immunology: an informal history
Author
Noel R. Rose
Publication date
01-07-2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc
Published in
Immunologic Research / Issue 1-3/2010
Print ISSN: 0257-277X
Electronic ISSN: 1559-0755
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12026-009-8155-0

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