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Brief Bio. Byron Halsted Waksman (1919–2012) was the fifty-fourth president of the American Association of Immunologists, serving from 1970 to 1971. An inspired teacher who championed the principles of openness and international cooperation in scientific research, Waksman studied multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory diseases as a faculty ...
Jul 7, 2012 · WAKSMAN, Byron H., M.D. A distinguished immunologist who pioneered the field of neuro-immunology, died on Sunday, June 17 in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was 92. Waksman graduated from Swarthmore...
Oct 15, 2012 · Byron H. Waksman, M.D., a distinguished immunologist who was a pioneer in the field of neuroimmunology, died on Sunday, June 17, 2012, in Lexington, Massachusetts. Dr. Waksman joined The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) in 1950, and his service to the association spanned the remainder of the century.
On June 19, 2009, a reception sponsored by the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology was held at Woods Hole, MA to honor the achievements of a true pioneer in Neuroimmunology, Dr. Byron H. Waksman. The event also celebrated Dr. Waksman's upcoming 90th birthday in September.
Byron H. Waksman (1918–2012) Byron Waksman’s early studies were on the role of the thymus in delayed type hypersensitivity in rats [ 77 – 80 ] and he can be considered a discoverer of the functions of that hitherto mysterious organ.
- Nancy H. Ruddle
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Byron Waksman ’40 was recently honored by the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology with a reception at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Mass.
Byron H. Waksman's 224 research works with 11,688 citations and 638 reads, including: Ciba Foundation Symposium - Cellular Aspects of Immunity
