Henry Kunkel
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2013) |
Henry George Kunkel (September 9, 1916 in Brooklyn – 15 December 1983) was an American immunologist, known for his discoveries in basic immunology research, especially his contribution to the development of clinical immunology. He has been referred to as "the father of immunopathology."[1]
Background
Kunkel's father,
After working two years at Bellevue Hospital in New York, in 1944 he became a U.S. Navy doctor and took part in the landings in Italy. He started there for hepatitis diseases and interested to put this in the context of the U.S. Navy hepatitis research program, after the war he continued his work at the Rockefeller Institute and Hospital in New York City. In 1947, he became assistant researcher there, from 1949 to 1952 he served as a researcher, he spent the rest of his career at the Rockefeller University.
Awards
- 1962 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1975 Passano Award
- 1975 Avery-Landsteiner Prize
- 1975 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
- 1977 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University
- 1979 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal
References
- Bearn, Alexander G. (1984). "Henry George Kunkel". Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 95: xix–xxiii. PMID 6382742.
- Bearn, AG; Dixon, FJ; Benacerraf, B (1985). "Henry G. Kunkel 1916–1983. An appreciation of the man and his scientific contributions & a bibliography of his research papers". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 161 (5): 869–95. PMID 3886830.
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
External links
- The Discovery of Autoimmune Diseases at Rockefeller University—includes more details not on his Lasker Award page, including a list of selected publications and suggested further reading
- Henry Kunkel Society
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
