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Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, meist nur Macfarlane Burnet, war ein australischer Mediziner. 1960 erhielt er zusammen mit Peter Brian Medawar den Nobelpreis für Physiologie oder Medizin „für ihre Entdeckung der erworbenen immunologischen Toleranz“. Er entwickelte die Klon-Selektionstheorie des Immunsystems.
Burnet has embodied his experience and experimental results, not only in numerous scientific papers, but in several books which show that he is a master, not only of a clear and attractive literary style, but also of lucid exposition of complex ideas and scientific facts.
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet OM AK KBE FRS FAA FRSNZ (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist known for his contributions to immunology. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance and he developed the theory of clonal selection.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960. Born: 3 September 1899, Traralgon, Australia. Died: 31 August 1985, Melbourne, Australia. Affiliation at the time of the award: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia.
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet. Born: Sept. 3, 1899, Traralgon, Australia. Died: Aug. 31, 1985, Melbourne (aged 85) Awards And Honors: Nobel Prize (1960) Copley Medal (1959) Subjects Of Study: acquired immunological tolerance. antigen-antibody reaction. clonal selection theory. (Show more)
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A biographical memoir of the eminent Australian biologist and immunologist, who made major discoveries in bacteriophages, influenza virus, tolerance and antibody production. Learn about his early life, university education, scientific career, public policy and honours and awards.
Significantly, Burnet's theory set the scene for modern cellular immunology research, and his paper should be considered a seminal landmark in the history of immunology.
