Donald Metcalf 1929-2014
- Author(s)
- Nicola, NA;
- Details
- Publication Year 2016-12,Volume 27,Issue #2,Page 176-191
- Journal Title
- Hist Rec Aust Sci
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- Donald Metcalf was one of Australia's most distinguished medical researchers and is acknowledged internationally as the father of the modern field of haemopoietic growth factors. He defined the hierarchy of haemopoietic progenitor cells, purified and cloned the major molecular regulators of their growth and maturation, determined their mechanisms of action and participated in their development for clinical use in cancer patients. He received numerous awards and distinctions during his career, but was most pleased by the fact that his life's work improved human health.
- Publisher
- CSIRO
- Keywords
- colony-stimulating factor; bone-marrow-cells; murine hematopoietic-cells; lung-conditioned medium; inhibitory factor lif; receptor alpha-chain; formation in-vitro; molecular-cloning; interleukin-13 receptor; progenitor cells
- Research Division(s)
- Cancer And Haematology
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1071/Hr16003
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