Hans J. Müller-Eberhard | |
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| Born | Hans Joachim Müller (1927-05-05)5 May 1927 Magdeburg, Germany |
| Died | 3 March 1998(1998-03-03) (aged 70) Houston,Texas, USA |
| Education | University of Göttingen,Rockefeller University,Uppsala University |
| Known for | Research on immunoglobulins and the complement system |
| Awards | Robert Koch Prize, Honorary Member of the Scandinavian Society for Immunology |
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| Fields | Molecular Immunology |
| Institutions | Rockefeller University,Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation,Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine |
| Academic advisors | Henry G. Kunkel, Gunnar Wallanius |
Hans Joachim Müller-Eberhard (born Hans Joachim Müller, 5 May 1927,Magdeburg[1] was a distinguished molecularimmunologist who did pioneering research in the United States and his native Germany. The areas of investigation upon which he left his mark include theimmunoglobulins and thecomplement system.[2] Awarded the goldRobert Koch Prize in 1987. Honorary Member of the Scandinavian Society for Immunology (1973).[3] He died on 3 March 1998 inHouston, Texas.[2]
Müller-Eberhard studied medicine at theUniversity of Göttingen.[1] He spent three years withHenry G. Kunkel at theRockefeller University, where he became interested in immunological research, and investigated γ-globulin.[1][4] Later he worked atUppsala University with Gunnar Wallanius on the complement system,[5] and obtained his doctorate there.[1] He returned to Rockefeller University to resume work with Kunkel.[1] After six years in the Kunkel laboratory, he was recruited by Frank Dixon to join theScripps Clinic and Research Foundation inLa Jolla, where he was appointed to the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Chair in Medical Research in 1972. After problems at Scripps he returned to Germany, at theBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine.
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