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Frank Macfarlane Burnet (3 de septiembre de 1899 – 31 de agosto de 1985) fue un biólogo australiano. Fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Medicina en 1960, junto con Peter Brian Medawar, por el descubrimiento de la tolerancia a tejidos trasplantados.
Burnet has embodied his experience and experimental results, not only in numerous scientific papers, but in several books which show that he is a master, not only of a clear and attractive literary style, but also of lucid exposition of complex ideas and scientific facts.
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet OM AK KBE FRS FAA FRSNZ (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist known for his contributions to immunology. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance and he developed the theory of clonal selection.
A biographical memoir of the eminent Australian biologist and immunologist, who made major discoveries in bacteriophages, influenza virus, tolerance and antibody production. Learn about his early life, university education, scientific career, public policy and honours and awards.
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960 . Born: 3 September 1899, Traralgon, Australia . Died: 31 August 1985, Melbourne, Australia . Affiliation at the time of the award: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia . Prize motivation: “for discovery of acquired immunological ...
One of the pre-eminent pioneers of that age was an Australian physician-scientist named Frank Macfarlane Burnet. His prodigious and ingenious work in the fields of immunology, virology and bacteriology provided the foundation for a myriad of medical breakthroughs.
Burnet's clonal selection theory not only had great implications for modern immunology but was also monumental in spearheading immunology research in Australia.
