Good, Robert A., 1922-2003

Robert A. Good (1922-2003), M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., FACP, was a founder of modern immunology and a pioneer in bone marrow transplantation. His major areas of research were the cellular basis of immunity, thymus function, immunodeficiency diseases, cellular engineering, and nutrition. In 1965, Good reported evidence that the tonsils performed important functions in the very young. In 1968, he performed the first successful human bone marrow transplant. He served as President and Director of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York from 1973 to 1980, and then as Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa from 1985 to 2003. Good authored more than 2500 peer reviewed scientific papers and abstracts and wrote or edited more than fifty books.

From the description of Papers 1943-2003 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 424626082

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