Immunology in the Twentieth Century

Immunology in the Twentieth Century: From Basic Science to Clinical Application grew out of common knowledge that those who survived many of the common infectious diseases rarely contracted the same disease again. This book charts the historical development of this vital branch of medicine in a concise volume, covering both the basic science involved and the clinical applications. Immunology as a distinctive subject developed in the mid-twentieth century as researchers started to understand how the adaptive immune system aids the defense against pathogens. The subject has grown in importance and diversified into specialist fields, such as immunohistochemistry, immunogenetics and immunopathology.

• Provides a concise overhead of the history of immunology and its applications in medicine
• Includes a discussion of the scientists who were pioneers in landmark discoveries in immunology
• Summarizes the clinical applications of major discoveries

Scientific and Medical researchers in immunology, medicine, neuroscience, biomedical sciences, anatomy and histology; historians of medicine, philosophers of science and medicine, medical anthropologists, graduate and postgraduate researchers in humanities and social scientific fields relating to the history and philosophy of science; policymakers and managers with interests in understanding immunology

1. The antibodies
   2. The cells of the immunity
   3. The genetic basis of the immune response
   4. Immunity and cancer
   5. Concluding remarks
   6. References