Hamburger, Robert N.

American pediatrician and professor of pediatric medicine. Hamburger received a B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1947 and an M.D. from Yale University in 1951. In 1964, Hamburger was appointed associate professor of pediatrics in the UCSD School of Medicine, and, from 1964-1969, he served as the school's Assistant Dean for Faculty and Curriculum Affairs. In 1969, Hamburger was appointed head of the school's Pediatric Immunology and Allergy Division. His investigation of immunoglobin E (IgE) during the early 1970s resulted in the synthesis of immunoglobin E pentapeptide (HEPP), a peptide and allergy inhibitor. Optimism about the potential success of HEPP led to the formation of APCo (Allergy Peptide Co.) and Immunetech Research Partners to develop Hamburger's discoveries for the pharmaceutical market. Hamburger retired from UCSD in 1990 but has continued his research and development activities.

From the description of Papers, 1953-1995. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 32484686

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