Robert A. Good | |
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| Born | Robert Alan Good May 21, 1922 |
| Died | June 13, 2003 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (M.D., Ph.D, 1947) |
| Known for | Performed the first successful human bone marrow transplant |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Cornell University Medical College University of Oklahoma All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg University of South Florida |
Robert Alan Good NAM, NAS, AAAS (May 21, 1922 – June 13, 2003) was an American physician who performed the first successful human bone marrow transplant between persons who were not identical twins. He is regarded as a founder of modern immunology.[1][2]
- ^ In Memoriam: Robert A. Good May 21, 1922–June 13, 2003, by Max D. Cooper, The Journal of Immunology, 2003, 171: 6318-6319.
- ^ E. Donnall Thomas, Bone Marrow Transplantation — Past, Present and Future, Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1990
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