title: Ilya Mechnikov and his studies on comparative inflammation.
abstract: Mechnikov was born in Russia in 1845 and died in Paris in 1916. During his studies of embryogenesis and digestive function, he developed the concept of phagocytosis as a biologic phenomenon. He joined the Pasteur Institute in 1888 at Pasteur's invitation as Chef de Service there, studying inflammation and immunity in many species--both unicellular and high orders. In 1908, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology with Paul Ehrlich.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000266:history*; D000818:Animals; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D009613:Nobel Prize; D012426:Russia