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Fred Bang
Frederik Barry Bang (1916–1981) was an American medical researcher who developed the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test for bacterial endotoxins. He was influential in applying marine biology to medical research, especially immunology. Biography Frederik Bang attended Johns Hopkins University earning an A.B. in 1935 and went on at the university's School of Medicine receiving his MD in 1939. Bang continued at the university as a researcher with his first faculty post as assistant professor of medicine in 1946. In 1953, he was named chairman of the department of parasitology at the School of Hygiene. He was director of the university's Centers for Medical Research Training in India and Bangladesh from 1961 to 1976. Along with a colleague, Jack Levin, Bang is remembered for his development of the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL). The LAL test could be used to find bacterial Lipopolysaccharide, endotoxins using horseshoe crab blood, which is blue. Based upon their observations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Bang
Betsy Bang ''née'' Garrett (1912–2003) was an American biologist, scientific and medical illustrator. She also translated folk tales from Bengali language, Bengali to English. Her scientific work was notable for her finding that many bird species have a olfaction, sense of smell, a question that had long remained unsettled. Her works included ''Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory System in 23 Orders of Birds'', published in 1971''.'' Biography Born in Lancaster, North Carolina, Betsy Garrett was raised in Washington, D.C., enrolled in public schools there and earned her bachelor's degree from George Washington University in 1933. She moved to Baltimore and studied medical illustration at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with Max Brödel, Max Broedel, "the world-renowned medical illustrator who was credited with bringing 'art to medicine'." She took to scientific research in ornithology late in life. Through her detailed dissections, she uncovered the olfactory systems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |