The Immune System: A Model for Studying Differentiation
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(This information was taken from the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series Program 1986-1987).
Dr. Koshland is professor of bacteriology and immunology at the University of California at Berkeley. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, she received the B.A. degree from Vassar College and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago. Dr. Koshland began her professional career by working at the Office of Scientific Research and Development in Chicago and, during World War II, on the Atomic Bomb Project, Manhattan District, in Tennessee. She has also done research at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where she was bacteriologist until 1965. In addition to her position at the University of California, Dr. Koshland has recently been a fellow in bacteriology and immunology at Harvard University and a member of the executive committee of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation. In 1975 she served on the President's Biomedical Research Panel in immunology and microbiology. She is currently a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Microbiologists, and the American Association of Immunologists (where she served as president in 1982-83), among others.
Her Work: Dr. Koshland's research has focused on the mechanism of antibody synthesis, including the roles of J chain and IgM in the differentiation of antibody-forming cells; and on the genetic control of J and heavy chain synthesis.
Her Lecture: December 13, 1986: "The Immune System: A Model for Studying Differentiation"
Keywords
Immunology
Creation Date
December 13, 1986
Recommended Citation
Koshland, Marian, "The Immune System: A Model for Studying Differentiation" (1986). DSLS 1986-1987. 6.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/dsls_1986_1987/6