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- Emil von Behring was a German bacteriologist who was one of the founders of immunology. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on serum therapy, particularly for its use in the treatment of diphtheria.
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Emil von Behring was a German bacteriologist who was one of the founders of immunology. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on serum therapy, particularly for its use in the treatment of diphtheria.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 28, 2017 · A century ago, Emil von Behring passed away. He was the first to be honored by the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1901 for the successful therapy of diphtheria and tetanus, which he had developed from the bench to the bed. He also contributed to the foundation of immunology, since his therapy was based on passive immunization with specific antisera.
- Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
- 10.1128/mBio.00117-17
- 2017
- mBio. 2017 Jan-Feb; 8(1): e00117-17.
Now you can better understand Behring's most important contribution to microbiology. While at the Institute for Hygiene, Behring began to study the interactions between blood serum...
Dec 3, 2001 · The therapeutic serum developed by Behring prevented diphtheria for only a short period of time. In 1901, Behring, therefore, for the first time, used a diphtheria innoculation of bacteria with reduced virulence. With this active immunization he hoped to help the body also produce antitoxins.
Emil Adolf von Behring. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901. Born: 15 March 1854, Hansdorf, Prussia (now Lawice, Poland) Died: 31 March 1917, Marburg, Germany. Affiliation at the time of the award: Marburg University, Marburg, Germany.
German physicians Emil von Behring (1854–1917) and Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915), both assistants in Koch’s Institute of Hygiene laboratory in Berlin in 1890, recognized that serum factors prevented lethality from bacterial toxins such as tetanus and diphtheria (Jaryal 2001).
May 11, 2018 · Emil von Behring (1854-1917) made major contributions to the understanding of the body's immune (biological defense) system, discovered the first successful treatment for tetanus (a dangerous infectious disease caused by bacteria that enters through a wound or opening in the skin), and came to be known as the "Children's Savior" for his success ...
