- Edward Boyse
Edward Boyse (
August 11 1923 –July 14 2007 ) was a British-born, American physician and biologist best known for his research on theimmune system andpheromone s. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/us/27boyse.html?ex=1343188800&en=203140f78c6c2054&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "E. A. Boyse, 83, Dies; Multifaceted Doctor" July 27, 2007] ] Boyse was born inWorthing ,England and studied medicine at theUniversity of London .Boyse joined the staff of
Sloan-Kettering inNew York City in 1962 following an appointment atNew York University . He was a professor of biology atCornell University Medical College between 1969 and 1989 and a professor at theUniversity of Arizona between 1989 and 1994. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/us/27boyse.html?ex=1343188800&en=203140f78c6c2054&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "E. A. Boyse, 83, Dies; Multifaceted Doctor" July 27, 2007] ]Boyse and others were among the earlier researchers to look at how the immune system responded to
antigen s using mice focussing on the role ofwhite blood cells . He later studied how animals can communicate through odors. Boyse was the first to propose that umbilical cord blood could be used in place of bone marrow for hematopoietic reconstitution. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/us/27boyse.html?ex=1343188800&en=203140f78c6c2054&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "E. A. Boyse, 83, Dies; Multifaceted Doctor" July 27, 2007] ]Boyse retired in
Tucson, Arizona where he died in 2007 frompneumonia , aged 83.References
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