Herman Eisen
Herman Nathaniel Eisen | |
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| Born | October 15, 1918 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | November 2, 2014 (aged 96) |
| Education | New York University |
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| Fields | Immunology, cancer biology |
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Herman Nathaniel Eisen (October 15, 1918 – November 2, 2014) was an American
professor emeritus status in 1989, but continued to be active as a researcher; he was working on a manuscript the day he died in 2014.[1][2]
Early life and education
Eisen was born in
Sloan-Kettering to work with David Pressman and left after a year to return to NYU as a faculty member.[1][2][4]
Academic career
Eisen's first faculty position was at NYU in the then-new Department of Industrial Medicine, where he was funded to work part-time as a researcher and invest the remainder of his time in clinical practice. He found this combination unsustainable and therefore was receptive when approached by
professor emeritus status, but remained active in research and in mentoring younger scientists in the MIT community. During this time he worked with a number of MIT colleagues on their ongoing projects, including Jianzhu Chen and Arup Chakraborty.[1][2]
Eisen was elected a fellow of the
Institute of Medicine in 1974. He served as the president of the American Association of Immunologists in 1968–69[1] and received the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997.[5]
Research
Eisen's research is regarded as foundational in the field of
Personal life
Eisen's wife Natalie was also a physician and practiced as a
pediatrician in New York, served as assistant director of Bellevue Hospital in St. Louis, and then practiced at the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center in Boston. The couple had five children.[4] Eisen remained an active research scientist for many years following his official retirement and was working on a manuscript related to antibody affinity the day he died in 2014.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Leonardi, Kevin (13 November 2014). "Herman Eisen, professor emeritus of biology, dies at 96". MIT News. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ PMID 25617368.
- ^ PMID 25471875.
- ^ PMID 25581308.
- ^ "AAI Lifetime Achievement Award". The American Association of Immunologists. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- PMID 25667944.
- ^ "Colleagues honor Professor Lisa Steiner of biology". MIT News. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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- 2007 interview with Herman Eisen from the MIT Conversations with Scientists series
- 2012 interview with Herman Eisen from the American Association of Immunologists (Transcript)
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