D. Bernard Amos
Dennis Bernard Amos (April 16, 1923 – May 15, 2003) was a British born American immunologist. National Academies Press called Amos "one of the most distinguished scientists of the genetics of individuality of the twentieth century".[1] In 1969, Amos and Dr. David Hume founded the first regional organ sharing program in the United States.[2] Amos made significant contributions in immunogenetics, tumor immunity, and transplantation immunology.[1]
Awards and distinctions[]
Amos was president of the American Association of Immunologists,[3] president and founder of the International Transplantation Society,[3] and the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the journal Human Immunology.[3] Amos was elected to the National Academies of Science.[3] He received the 3M Award from FASEB,[3] the Rose Payne Award for Distinguished Science by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics,[3] and the National Institutes of Health Research Career Award.[3] He was awarded the Golding Bird Prize in Bacteriology as well as the Leonard Luubock Gold Medal.[4] Amos was professor of immunology and experimental surgery at Duke University from 1962 to 1993.[2]
Life and career[]
Amos was born April 16, 1923, in Bromley, Kent, England. He earned his B.S. and M.B from Chelsea Polytechnic and his M.D. from Guy's Hospital Medical School in 1963.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b National Academies Press, BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS, D. Bernard Amos, April 16, 1923 – May 15, 2003, By Edmond J. Yunis
- ^ Jump up to: a b Duke University Archives:Inventory of the D. Bernard Amos papers, 1963 - 1991
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g The Journal of Immunology IN MEMORIAM, D. Bernard Amos April 16, 1923–May 15, 2003, Thomas F. Tedder and Jeffrey R. Dawson, Duke University, Medical Center
- ^ D. Amos, The Immunologist
External links[]
- 1923 births
- 2003 deaths
- American immunologists
- Duke University faculty
- British emigrants to the United States
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- People from Bromley
- People from Durham, North Carolina