Marian Koshland

Marian Koshland
Born	25 October 1921
Died	28 October 1997
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Known for	antibodies immune response

Marian Koshland (25 October 1921 – 28 October 1997) was an American immunologist who discovered that the differences in amino acid composition of antibodies explains the efficiency and effectiveness with which they combat a huge range of foreign invaders.

The Marian Koshland Science Museum is named for her.

She was married to Daniel Koshland from 1946 until her death.^[1]

Publications

• Koshland, ME; Englberger , Shapanka (March 1964). "Differences in the Amino Acid Composition of a Third Rabbit Antibody". Science 143 (3612): 1330–1331. doi:10.1126/science.143.3612.1330. PMID 17799240. 
• Allison, J (July 1998). "In memoriam Marian Koshland 1921-1997". J. Immunol. 161 (2): 545–6. PMID 9687240. 
• Koshland, M E (1996). "Sheer luck made me an immunologist". Annu. Rev. Immunol. 14: viii–xv. doi:10.1146/annurev.immunol.14.1.00. PMID 8962690. 

References

1. ^ Thomas H. Maugh II (2007, July 26). "Obituaries - Daniel Koshland Jr., 87; UC Berkeley molecular biologist, editor of the journal Science," Los Angeles Times, accessed 12 Nov 2009.

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Name	Koshland, Marian
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Date of birth	25 October 1921
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Date of death	28 October 1997
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