Frank Horsfall Explained

Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr.
Birth Date:14 December 1906
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington
Death Place:New York City
Nationality: United States
Fields:Medicine
Alma Mater:University of Washington
McGill University
Known For:Tamm–Horsfall protein
Awards:Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award (1937)

Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr. (Seattle, December 14, 1906 – New York City, February 19, 1971) was an American microbiologist specializing in pathology. He worked at the Rockefeller Institute, New York, from 1934 to 1960 and in the early 1950s ran the Virology Laboratory there.[1] The Tamm–Horsfall protein was first purified in 1952 during his work with Igor Tamm.[2]

He was elected in 1948 a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.[3] He was later elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1956 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1967.[4] [5] He was the president of the American Association of Immunologists for the academic year 1967–1968.[6]

A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005-05-30. Obituary: Dr David Tyrrell. 2020-08-29. The Independent. en.
  2. Tamm I, Horsfall FL. January 1952. A mucoprotein derived from human urine which reacts with influenza, mumps, and Newcastle disease viruses. J. Exp. Med.. 95. 1. 71–97. 10.1084/jem.95.1.71. 2212053. 14907962.
  3. Web site: Frank L. Horsfall, Jr. . 2023-01-10 . www.nasonline.org.
  4. Web site: APS Member History . 2023-01-10 . search.amphilsoc.org.
  5. Web site: Frank Lappin Horsfall . 2023-01-10 . American Academy of Arts & Sciences . en.
  6. Web site: Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr., M.D., C.M.. American Association of Immunology.
  7. Web site: Frank Lappin Horsfall Papers 1940–1971. National Library of Medicine..