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Living medicine : Don Thomas, marrow transplantation, and the cell therapy revolution / Frederick R. Appelbaum.

by Appelbaum, Frederick R.

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Mayo Clinic Press, 2023.

617.4410592 T454a

Thomas, E. Donnall (Edward Donnall), 1920-2012.

Medical scientists -- United States -- Biography.

Nobel Prize winners -- Biography.

Medical scientists.

Bone marrow -- Transplantation.

9798887700151 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Don Thomas, marrow transplantation, and the cell therapy revolution

viii, 305 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A sweeping biography of the visionary behind bone marrow transplantation and the story of the diseases cured by Don Thomas's discovery.

Fred Appelbaum, M.D., is the Metcalfe Family Professor at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Center. His work has ranged from studying basic molecular abnormalities of the disease to conducting national and international studies of its treatment. He's the past chair of the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors and a member of the National Academy of Medicine. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Association of Cancer Research, and the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. He is currently on the scientific advisory boards of Memorial Sloan Kettering (which he chairs), Johns Hopkins, MD Anderson, Universityof Pennsylvania, and the University of California San Francisco. Appelbaum has authored or co-authored over 800 peer-reviewed scientific papers, and hundreds of chapters, invited reviews, and editorials.

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