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History of Immunology Flashcards

1
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____ are foreign substances that induce a host response.

A

Antigens

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2
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____ can be defined as the study of a host’s reactions to foreign substances that are introduced into the body.

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Immunology

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3
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____ is the condition of being resistant to infection.

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Immunity

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4
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____ is the Father of Immunology.

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Louis Pasteur

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5
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This event was considered the birth of Immunology.

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Discovery of live attenuated vaccine

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6
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The first recorded attempts to deliberately induce immunity date back to the ____.

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1500

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7
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The ____ practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesion.

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Chinese

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The Chinese practiced a form of immunization by ____ derived from the crusts of smallpox lesion.

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inhaling dried powders

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9
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The Chinese practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the ____.

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crusts of smallpox lesion

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10
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____ was able to successfully prevent infection with smallpox by injecting a less harmful substance—cowpox.

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Edward Jenner

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  • Date: 1798
  • Person: Edward Jenner
  • Contribution:
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Smallpox vaccination (came from cowpox lesions)

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  • Date: 1798
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Smallpox vaccination (came from cowpox lesions)
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Edward Jenner

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  • Date:
  • Person: Edward Jenner
  • Contribution: Smallpox vaccination (came from cowpox lesions)
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1798

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  • Date: 1500
  • Person: Chinese
  • Contribution:
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They practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesion.

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  • Date: 1500
  • Person:
  • Contribution: They practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesion.
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Chinese

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  • Date:
  • Person: Chinese
  • Contribution: They practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesion.
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1500

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17
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____ is the immunization practiced by Chinese derived from inhaling smallpox lesion crusts.

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Variolation

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18
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Smallpox vaccination was derived from ____.

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Cowpox lesion

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19
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Vaca means ____.

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cow

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20
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Vaccination came from the Latin word ____.

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vaca

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21
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  • Date: 1862
  • Person: Haeckel
  • Contribution:
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Phagocytosis

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  • Date: 1862
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Phagocytosis
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Haeckel

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  • Date:
  • Person: Haeckel
  • Contribution: Phagocytosis
A

1862

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24
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____ means cell eating or engulfment.

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Phagocytosis

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25
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____ is the Father of Immunology.

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Louis Pasteur

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26
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  • Date: 1880 - 1881
  • Person: Louis Pasteur
  • Contribution:
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Live, attenuated chicken cholera, anthrax vaccine

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  • Date: 1880 - 1881
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Live, attenuated chicken cholera, anthrax vaccine
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Louis Pasteur

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  • Date:
  • Person: Louis Pasteur
  • Contribution: Live, attenuated chicken cholera, anthrax vaccine
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1880 - 1881

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29
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____ means to weaken the antigen.

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Attenuated

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30
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What are the means of Attenuation?

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  • Heating
  • Aging
  • Chemical
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31
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  • Date: 1883 -1905
  • Person: Ellie Metchnikoff
  • Contribution:
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Cellular Theory of Immunity through Phagocytosis

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32
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  • Date: 1883 -1905
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Cellular Theory of Immunity through Phagocytosis
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Ellie Metchnikoff

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33
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  • Date:
  • Person: Ellie Metchnikoff
  • Contribution: Cellular Theory of Immunity through Phagocytosis
A

1883 -1905

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34
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  • Date: 1885
  • Person: Louis Pasteur
  • Contribution:
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  • Therapeutic Vaccination
  • First report of live attenuated rabies vaccine
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35
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  • Date: 1885
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Therapeutic Vaccination, First report of live attenuated rabies vaccine
A

Louis Pasteur

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36
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  • Date:
  • Person: Louis Pasteur
  • Contribution: Therapeutic Vaccination, First report of live attenuated rabies vaccine
A

1885

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37
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  • Date: 1890
  • Person: Von Behring, Kitasata
  • Contribution:
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Humoral Theory of Immunity

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38
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  • Date: 1890
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Humoral Theory of Immunity
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Von Behring, Kitasata

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39
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  • Date:
  • Person: Von Behring, Kitasata
  • Contribution: Humoral Theory of Immunity
A

1890

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40
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  • Date: 1891
  • Person: Robert Koch
  • Contribution:
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Cutaneous Hypersensitivity (Type IV - delayed)

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41
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  • Date: 1891
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Cutaneous Hypersensitivity (Type IV - delayed)
A

Robert Koch

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42
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  • Date:
  • Person: Robert Koch
  • Contribution: Cutaneous Hypersensitivity (Type IV - delayed)
A

1891

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43
Q

____ is the exaggerated reaction of the immune system.

A

Hypersensitivity

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44
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Types of Hypersensitivity

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  • I - immediate
  • II - cellular
  • III - immune complex deposition
  • IV - delayed
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45
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Which Type of Hypersensitivity?

Immediate reaction

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Type I

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46
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Which Type of Hypersensitivity?

Cellular

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Type II

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47
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Which Type of Hypersensitivity?

Immune complex deposition

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Type III

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48
Q

Which Type of Hypersensitivity?

Delayed

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Type IV

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49
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  • Date: 1894 - 1895
  • Person: Pfeiffer & Buchner
  • Contribution:
A

Complement-mediated cytolysis

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50
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  • Date: 1894 - 1895
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Complement-mediated cytolysis
A

Pfeiffer & Buchner

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51
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  • Date:
  • Person: Pfeiffer & Buchner
  • Contribution: Complement-mediated cytolysis
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1894 - 1895

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52
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  • Date: 1896
  • Person: Gruber & Durham
  • Contribution:
A

Agglutination Reactions

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53
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  • Date: 1896
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Agglutination Reactions
A

Gruber & Durham

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54
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  • Date:
  • Person: Gruber & Durham
  • Contribution: Agglutination Reactions
A

1896

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55
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  • Date: 1896
  • Person: Ferdinand Widal
  • Contribution:
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Agglutination reaction for diagnosis of Typhoid Fever

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56
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  • Date: 1896
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Agglutination reaction for diagnosis of Typhoid Fever
A

Ferdinand Widal

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57
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  • Date:
  • Person: Ferdinand Widal
  • Contribution: Agglutination reaction for diagnosis of Typhoid Fever
A

1896

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58
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  • Date: 1900
  • Person: Paul Ehrlich
  • Contribution:
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Antibody formation theory

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59
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  • Date: 1900
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Antibody formation theory
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Paul Ehrlich

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60
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  • Date:
  • Person: Paul Ehrlich
  • Contribution: Antibody formation theory
A

1900

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61
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  • Date: 1900
  • Person: Karl Landsteiner
  • Contribution:
A

ABO Blood Group

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62
Q
  • Date: 1900
  • Person:
  • Contribution: ABO Blood Group
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Karl Landsteiner

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63
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  • Date:
  • Person: Karl Landsteiner
  • Contribution: ABO Blood Group
A

1900

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64
Q

____ is the severe form of allergy.

A

Immediate-hypersensitivity anaphylaxis

65
Q
  • Date: 1902
  • Person: Portier & Charles Richet
  • Contribution:
A

Immediate-hypersensitivity anaphylaxis

66
Q
  • Date: 1902
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Immediate-hypersensitivity anaphylaxis
A

Portier & Charles Richet

67
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Portier & Charles Richet
  • Contribution: Immediate-hypersensitivity anaphylaxis
68
Q
  • Date: 1903
  • Person: Arthus
  • Contribution:
A

Arthus reaction of hypersensitivity (Type III)

69
Q
  • Date: 1903
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Arthus reaction of hypersensitivity (Type III)
70
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Arthus
  • Contribution: Arthus reaction of hypersensitivity (Type III)
71
Q
  • Date: 1903
  • Person: Almoth Wright, Stephen Douglas, Joseph Denys
  • Contribution:
A

Discovered opsonins

72
Q
  • Date: 1903
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Discovered opsonins
A

Almoth Wright, Stephen Douglas, Joseph Denys

73
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Almoth Wright, Stephen Douglas, Joseph Denys
  • Contribution: Discovered opsonins
74
Q

____ coats or bind to the microorganism to make them more susceptible to phagocytosis.

75
Q
  • Date: 1903
  • Person: George Snell
  • Contribution:
A
  • Worked out genetics of murine MHC
  • Generated congenic strains
76
Q
  • Date: 1903
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Worked out genetics of murine MHC, Generated congenic strains
A

George Snell

77
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: George Snell
  • Contribution: Worked out genetics of murine MHC, Generated congenic strains
78
Q
  • Date: 1906
  • Person: Von Pirquet & Schick
  • Contribution:
A

Described the relationship of immunity and hypersensitivity

79
Q
  • Date: 1906
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Described the relationship of immunity and hypersensitivity
A

Von Pirquet & Schick

80
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Von Pirquet & Schick
  • Contribution: Described the relationship of immunity and hypersensitivity
81
Q
  • Date: 1906
  • Person: Jean Dausset
  • Contribution:
A

Early pioneer in the study of MHC and HLA

82
Q
  • Date: 1906
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Early pioneer in the study of MHC and HLA
A

Jean Dausset

83
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Jean Dausset
  • Contribution: Early pioneer in the study of MHC and HLA
84
Q
  • Date: 1911
  • Person: Niel Jerne
  • Contribution:
A
  • Hemolytic plaque assay
  • Early version of Clonal selection
85
Q
  • Date: 1911
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Hemolytic plaque assay, Early version of Clonal selection
A

Niel Jerne

86
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Niel Jerne
  • Contribution: Hemolytic plaque assay, Early version of Clonal selection
87
Q
  • Date: 1915 - 1987
  • Person: Peter Medawar
  • Contribution:
A

Acquired immunologic tolerance

88
Q
  • Date: 1915 - 1987
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Acquired immunologic tolerance
A

Peter Medawar

89
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Peter Medawar
  • Contribution: Acquired immunologic tolerance
A

1915 - 1987

90
Q
  • Date: 1920
  • Person: Jules Bordet
  • Contribution:
A

Nobel prize for his work on complement system

91
Q
  • Date: 1920
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Nobel prize for his work on complement system
A

Jules Bordet

92
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Jules Bordet
  • Contribution: Nobel prize for his work on complement system
93
Q
  • Date: 1920
  • Person: Baruj Bernacerraf
  • Contribution:
A
  • Immune response genes
  • First demonstration of MHC restriction
94
Q
  • Date: 1920
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Immune response genes, First demonstration of MHC restriction
A

Baruj Bernacerraf

95
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Baruj Bernacerraf
  • Contribution: Immune response genes, Demonstration of MHC restriction
96
Q
  • Date: 1920 - 1985
  • Person: Rodney Porter
  • Contribution:
A

Polypeptide structure of antibody molecule

97
Q
  • Date: 1920 - 1985
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Polypeptide structure of antibody molecule
A

Rodney Porter

98
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Rodney Porter
  • Contribution: Polypeptide structure of antibody molecule
A

1920 - 1985

99
Q
  • Date: 1921
  • Person: Albert Calmette, Camille Guerin
  • Contribution:
A

Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG)

100
Q
  • Date: 1921
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG)
A

Albert Calmette & Camille Guerin

101
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Allbert Calmette, Camille Guerin
  • Contribution: Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG)
102
Q
  • Date: 1921
  • Person: Rosalyn Yalow
  • Contribution:
A

Radio Immunoassay (RIA) of peptide hormones

103
Q
  • Date: 1921
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Radio Immunoassay of peptide hormones
A

Rosalyn Yalow

104
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Rosalyn Yalow
  • Contribution: Radio Immunoassay (RIA) of peptide hormones
105
Q
  • Date: 1922
  • Person: Alexander Flemming
  • Contribution:
A

Action of lysozymes

106
Q
  • Date: 1922
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Action of lysozymes
A

Alexander Flemming

107
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Alexander Flemming
  • Contribution: Action of lysozymes
108
Q
  • Date: 1924
  • Person: James Gowan
  • Contribution:
A

Discovered that adaptive immunity is mediated by Lymphocytes

109
Q
  • Date: 1924
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Discovered that adaptive immunity is mediated by Lymphocytes
A

James Gowan

110
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: James Gowan
  • Contribution: Discovered that adaptive immunity is mediated by Lymphocytes
111
Q
  • Date: 1927/1946
  • Person: Cesar Milstein, Georges Kohler
  • Contribution:
A

Monoclonal Antibody Formation

112
Q
  • Date: 1927/1946
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Monoclonal Antibody Formation
A

Cesar Milstein & Georges Kohler

113
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Cesar Milstein, Georges Kohler
  • Contribution: Monoclonal Antibody Formation
114
Q
  • Date: 1929
  • Person: Gerald Edelman
  • Contribution:
A
  • Ig structure
  • First complete sequence of Ab molecule
115
Q
  • Date: 1929
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Ig structure, First complete sequence of Ab molecule
A

Gerald Edelman

116
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Gerald Edelman
  • Contribution: Ig structure, First complete sequence of Ab molecule
117
Q
  • Date: 1930
  • Person: Max Theiler
  • Contribution:
A

Yellow fever vaccine

118
Q
  • Date: 1930
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Yellow fever vaccine
A

Max Theiler

119
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Max Theiler
  • Contribution: Yellow fever vaccine
120
Q
  • Date: 1938
  • Person: Marrack
  • Contribution:
A

Antigen-antibody binding

121
Q
  • Date: 1938
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Antigen-antibody binding
122
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Marrack
  • Contribution: Antigen-antibody binding
123
Q
  • Date: 1939
  • Person: Susumu Tonegawa
  • Contribution:
A

Somatic recombination of immunological receptor genes

124
Q
  • Date: 1939
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Somatic recombination of immunological receptor genes
A

Susumu Tonegawa

125
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Susumu Tonegawa
  • Contribution: Somatic recombination of immunological receptor genes
126
Q
  • Date: 1949
  • Person: Salk and Sabin
  • Contribution:
A

Polio Vaccine

127
Q
  • Date: 1949
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Polio Vaccine
A

Salk and Sabin

128
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Salk and Sabin
  • Contribution: Polio Vaccine
129
Q
  • Date: 1957
  • Person: Burnet
  • Contribution:
A

Clonal Selection Theory

130
Q
  • Date: 1957
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Clonal Selection Theory
131
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Burnet
  • Contribution: Clonal Selection Theory
132
Q
  • Date: 1957
  • Person: Alic Isaacs, Jean Lindemann
  • Contribution:
A

Interferons

133
Q
  • Date: 1957
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Interferons
A

Alic Isaacs, Jean Lindemann

134
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Alic Isaacs, Jean Lindemann
  • Contribution: Interferons
135
Q

____ are signaling proteins that are released by host cells in response to virus.

A

Interferons

136
Q
  • Date: 1980
  • Person: Luc Montaigner
  • Contribution:
A

Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV)

137
Q
  • Date: 1980
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV)
A

Luc Montaigner

138
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Luc Montaigner
  • Contribution: Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV)
139
Q
  • Date: 1980
  • Person: Robert Gallo
  • Contribution:
A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

140
Q
  • Date: 1980
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
A

Robert Gallo

141
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Robert Gallo
  • Contribution: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
142
Q
  • Date: 1986
  • Person: Mosmann
  • Contribution:
A

Th1 vs. Th2 Model of T-helper Function

143
Q
  • Date: 1986
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Th1 vs. Th2 Model of T-helper Function
144
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: Mosmann
  • Contribution: Th1 vs. Th2 Model of T-helper Function
145
Q
  • Date: 1991
  • Person: E. Dounal Thomas, Joseph Murray
  • Contribution:
A

Concepts of transplantation

146
Q
  • Date: 1991
  • Person:
  • Contribution: Concepts of transplantation
A

E. Dounal Thomas & Joseph Murray

147
Q
  • Date:
  • Person: E. Dounal Thomas, Joseph Murray
  • Contribution: Concepts of transplantation
148
Q
  • Date: 1996 - 1998
  • Contribution:
A

Toll-like Receptors

149
Q
  • Date:
  • Contribution: Toll-like Receptors
150
Q
  • Date: 1996
  • Person: Peter Doherty, Rolf Zinkernagel
  • Contribution:
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Mechanism of cellular immune response mediated by T-cells

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  • Date: 1996
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  • Contribution: Mechanism of cellular immune response mediated by T-cells
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Peter Doherty & Rolf Zinkernagel

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  • Person: Peter Doherty, Rolf Zinkernagel
  • Contribution: Mechanism of cellular immune response mediated by T-cells
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  • Contribution: FOX3p
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____ is the gene directing regulatory T-cell development.

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  • Date: 2005
  • Person: Frazer
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

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  • Date: 2005
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  • Contribution: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

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