Arthur M. Silverstein

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Arthur M. Silverstein is an American

Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmic Immunology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he spent 25 years on the faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology and was also affiliated with its Institute of the History of Medicine.[1]

Silverstein took a break during his Ph.D. studies at

Ernest Goodpasture and studied the development of the immune system.[2]: 104  Silverstein ultimately spent around 10 years at the institute before joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins.[1] Silverstein served as the president of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in 1987-88[3] and received the organization's Special Recognition Award in 2000 for his administration of the organization's Fight for Sight grants program.[4]

Silverstein has authored several books and articles on the history of science, including A History of Immunology[5] and Paul Ehrlich's Receptor Immunology.[6]

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  3. ^ "Arthur M. Silverstein". Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ^ "For The Record: Cheers". The Gazette Online. No. 29. 17 April 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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