title: Why not work on T and NK cells in the Kunkel laboratory?
abstract: Coming from Hans Wigzell's laboratory in Uppsala, Sweden, I joined the Kunkel laboratory in 1981 to spend a post-doctoral fellowship period financed by the German Research Organization. While I initially worked with Nick Chiorazzi in an attempt to generate monoclonal antibody-secreting human B-cell hybridomas, I later studied the in vitro effects of tumor promoters on human natural killer cells and collaborated with Mary Crow on some aspects of the so-called autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction. Working in the stimulating atmosphere of the Kunkel laboratory was an exceptional experience. I was particularly impressed by the efficient organization of clinical research at Rockefeller University. The following is a very personal resumee of my stay in the Kunkel laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany. kabelitz@immunologie.uni-kiel.de
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authors.lastname: Kabelitz
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000266:history*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000276:immunology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*