A tribute to Jean Lindenmann, co-discoverer of interferon (1924-2015)

被引:2
作者
Haller, Otto [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Med Ctr Freiburg, Inst Virol, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
关键词
VIRUS INTERFERENCE; INFLUENZA-VIRUS; RESISTANCE; MICE;
D O I
10.1016/j.cyto.2015.02.029
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In 1957, the discovery of interferon was reported by Isaacs and Lindenmann in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the Royal Society (1957) [1,2]. This discovery was definitely one of the scientific landmarks in cell biology of the past century. It was the result of an initially unplanned and amazingly creative collaboration with Alick Isaacs that lasted from July 1956 to June 1957 at Mill Hill in London. Jean Lindenmann died in Zurich on January 15, 2015, at the age of 90, after having survived Alick Isaacs (1921-1967) for almost five decades. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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