Peter Alfred Gorer FRS[1] (14 April 1907 (London)–1961) was a British immunologist, pathologist and geneticist who pioneered the field of transplant immunology.
Peter Gorer was born in London to Edgar (drowned in the Lusitania sinking) and Rachel née Cohen Gorer.[1] He died of lung cancer in 1961.
Education and work institutions [edit]
He was educated at Charterhouse. He graduated from Guy's Hospital, London in 1929 and then studied genetics under J.B.S. Haldane at University College, London.[2] From 1933 to 1940 Gorer worked at the Lister Institute before returning to Guy's Hospital to work as a pathologist.
Research [edit]
Gorer is credited with the co-discovery of histocompatibility antigens and the elucidation of their genetic regulation. Together with George Snell, he helped discover the murine histocompatibility 2 locus, or H-2, which is analogous to the human leukocyte antigen.[3][4] Gorer also identified antigen II and determined its role in transplant tissue rejection.[3][4]
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1907 |
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1961 |
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