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Milstein and Kohler: Monoclonal Antibodies
1Professor of Medicine (Retd), Department of Medicine, Topiwala National Medical College and Bai Yamunabai Laxman Nair Charitable Hospital; Honorable Physician, Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Summary
César Milstein, a Nobel laureate, pioneered antibody research. His work at the Medical Research Council (MRC) significantly advanced molecular biology and immunology.
Area of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Immunology
Background:
- César Milstein pursued biochemistry at the University of Buenos Aires, earning degrees in 1952 and 1957.
- He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge under Frederick Sanger, obtaining a second PhD in 1960.
- Milstein held positions at the National Institute of Microbiology in Buenos Aires before returning to Cambridge to join the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

