Citizenship United States Fields Immunology Name Reuben Kahn | Known for test for syphilis Nationality Lithuania | |
Born July 26, 1887
Kovno, Lithuania ( 1887-07-26 ) Alma mater New York University doctor of science in bacteriology (1916), Yale University masters degree in physiological chemistry (1913), Valparaiso University bachelors degree in medicine (1909) and honorary doctorate (1944) Died July 22, 1979, Miami, Florida, United States Notable awards Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1933) Books An Introduction to Universal Serologic Reaction in Health and Disease, Tissue Immunity | ||
Reuben Leon Kahn (July 26, 1887 in Kovno, Lithuania – July 22, 1979 in Miami) was an American immunologist.
He is best known for his investigations of blood reactions, like the Kahn test, an efficient test for syphilis.
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