Raymond Hamers Explained

Raymond Hamers (7 September 1932 – 22 August 2021)^[1] was a professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium. He discovered a special type of antibodies called single-domain antibodies or nanobodies.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB)
• Ablynx

References

• Hamers-Casterman C, Atarhouch T, Muyldermans S, Robinson G, Hamers C, Songa EB, Bendahman N, Hamers R., Naturally occurring antibodies devoid of light chains, Nature. 1993 June 3;363(6428):446-8.
• Matthyssens G et al., Two variant surface glycoproteins of Trypanosoma brucei have a conserved C-terminus, Nature, 293, 230–233, 1981
• Strosberg AD et al., A rabbit with the allotypic phenotype: ala2a3 b4b5b6, J Immunol, 113, 1313–1318, 1974

Notes and References

1. Web site: (Dutch) Prof. Em. Raymond Hamers, ontdekker nanobodies, overleden. 22 August 2021. 26 August 2021. Medi-Sfeer.
2. https://vib.be/news/raymond-hamers-vub-professor-and-one-scientific-founders-vib-passed-away-august-22nd-age-88 Raymond-hamers-vub-professor-and-one-scientific-founders-vib-passed-away-august-22nd-age-88
3. https://www.sanofi.be/dam/jcr:5935b966-cdd1-4516-8245-fcb47c056a09/5%20Things%20You%20Need%20to%20Know%20About%20Nanobodies.pdf 5 Things You Need to Know About Nanobodies