Georges Koehler was one of the most prominent German scientists of recent history. In 1984, at an age of 38, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with N.K. Jerne and C. Milstein, for inventing the technique for generating monoclonal antibodies. This method and its subsequent applications had an enormous impact on basic research, medicine and the biotech industry. In the same year, Koehler became one of the directors of the Max-Planck-Institute of Immunobiology in Freiburg; his unfortunate premature death in 1995 set an end to his extraordinary career. Prof. Klaus Eichmann, who had invited Koehler to become his codirector, is one of the people who were closest to him.

This scientific biography commemorates the 10th anniversary of Koehler's untimely death. Koehler's scientific achievements are explained in a way to make them understandable for the general public and discussed in the historical context of immunological research.

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Die Biographie wirkt ehrlich. (...) Kein Genie erscheint da, sondern ein intelligenter, eigenwilliger und fauler Forscher, der zur rechten Zeit am rechten Ort in der rechten Gruppe war. (...) Eichmanns Biographie ist eine der besten, die ich je gelesen habe. (Laborjournal)

Diese englischsprachige Biographie stellt seine wissenschaftlichen Leistungen fur eine breite OEffentlichkeit verstandlich dar und diskutiert sie im historischen Kontext der immunologischen Grundlagenforschung.

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Book Information
ISBN 9783764371739
Author Klaus Eichmann
Format Hardback
Page Count 223
Imprint Birkhauser Verlag AG
Publisher Birkhauser Verlag AG