Dennis Bernard Amos (April 16, 1923 – May 15, 2003) was a British-born American immunologist.

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called him "one of the most distinguished scientists of the genetics of individuality of the twentieth century".National Academies Press, BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS, D. Bernard Amos, April 16, 1923 – May 15, 2003, By Edmond J. Yunis
/ref> In 1969, Amos and Dr. David Hume founded the first regional organ sharing program in the United States. Amos made significant contributions in

immunogenetics Immunogenetics or immungenetics is the branch of Medical Immunology and Medical Genetics that explores the relationship between the immune system and genetics. Autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, are complex genetic traits which result ...

, tumor immunity, and transplantation immunology.

Awards and distinctions

Amos was president of the American Association of Immunologists,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
/ref> president and founder of the International Transplantation Society, and the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the journal ''

Human Immunology ''Human Immunology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Elsevier in behalf of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. It contains original research articles, review articles, and brief communications on ...

''. Amos was elected to the

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. He received the 3M Award from

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, the Rose Payne Award for Distinguished Science by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, and the

National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Service ...

Research Career Award. He was awarded the

Golding Bird Golding Bird (9 December 1814 – 27 October 1854) was a British medical doctor and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He became a great authority on kidney diseases and published a comprehensive paper on urinary deposits in 1 ...

Prize in

Bacteriology Bacteriology is the branch and specialty of biology that studies the Morphology (biology), morphology, ecology, genetics and biochemistry of bacteria as well as many other aspects related to them. This subdivision of microbiology involves the iden ...

as well as the Leonard Luubock Gold Medal.D. Amos, The Immunologist
/ref> Amos was professor of immunology and experimental surgery at

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

from 1962 to 1993.

Life and career

Amos was born April 16, 1923, in

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...

, Kent,

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

. He earned his B.S. and M.B from Chelsea Polytechnic and his M.D. from

Guy's Hospital Medical School King's College London GKT School of Medical Education (often referred to simply as GKT) is the medical school of King's College London. The school has campuses at three institutions, Guy's Hospital (Southwark), King's College Hospital ( Denma ...

in 1963. He died in

Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ...

on May 15, 2003.

References

External links

D. Bernard Amos Papers at Duke University Medical Center Archives

Edmond J. Yunis, "D. Bernard Amos", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2004)
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