Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Immunologist, Biologist |
Birth Day | April 17, 1946 |
Birth Place | Munich, Germany, German |
Age | 74 YEARS OLD |
Died On | March 1, 1995(1995-03-01) (aged 48)\nFreiburg im Breisgau |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Known for | monoclonal antibodies |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 |
Institutions | Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology |
Doctoral advisor | Fritz Melchers |
Net worth
Georges J. F. Kohler, a renowned immunologist and biologist hailing from Germany, is projected to possess a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. Known for his significant contributions to the field of immunology, Kohler has left an indelible mark on scientific research, particularly with his development of monoclonal antibodies. This breakthrough discovery revolutionized the field, paving the way for advancements in medicine and diagnostics. With his expertise and dedication to scientific innovation, it is no surprise that Kohler has achieved considerable financial success throughout his career.
Biography/Timeline
In April 1974 Köhler took up a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK where he began working with César Milstein to develop a laboratory tool that could help them investigate the mechanism that underlies the diversity of antibodies. It was during this work that they devised their hybridoma technique for the production of antibodies. Köhler continued his collaboration on the technique when he returned to Basel Institute of Immunology in April 1974. Köhler remained at the Basel Institute for another nine years, during which time he continued investigating antibody diversity and in the early 1980s began working on the development of transgenic mice as a tool to understand the mechanism that underlies self-tolerance. In 1986 Köhler became Director of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology where he worked until his death in 1995.
Together with César Milstein and Niels Kaj Jerne, Köhler won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984, "for work on the immune system and the production of monoclonal antibodies". Milstein and Köhler's technique for producing monoclonal antibodies laid the foundation for the exploitation of antibodies for diagnostics and therapeutics and many scientific applications.