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Encyclopedia > Jules Bordet

Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet (Soignies (Belgium) 13 June 18706 April 1961) was a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. The bacterial genus Bordetella is named for him. Soignies Soignies (in Dutch: Zinnik) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. ... A Microbiologist is a biologist that studies the field of microbiology. ... For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... Species B. bronchiseptica etc. ...


Biography

Ballin of Medicine at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) and began his work at the Pasteur Institute in Paris in 1894, where, in the laboratory of Elie Metchnikoff, he described phagocytosis of bacteria by white blood cells. In 1898 he described hemolysis evoked by exposure of blood serum to foreign blood cells. The Université Libre de Bruxelles (or ULB) is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. ... For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ... The Pasteur Institute (French: Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, microorganisms, diseases and vaccines. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Eli Metchnikoff (1845-1916) was a Russian scientist, pivotal in starting the relatively modern discipline of probiotics. ... Steps of a macrophage ingesting a pathogen: a. ... White Blood Cells redirects here. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... {{otheruses4|1=medical hemoglobin]] into the surrounding fluid (plasma, in vivo). ...


In 1900, he left Paris to found the Pasteur Institute in Brussels, and made his discovery that the bacteriolytic effect of acquired specific antibody is significantly enhanced in vivo by the presence of innate serum components which he termed alexine (but which are now known as complement). This mechanism became the basis for complement-fixation testing methods that enabled the development of serological tests for syphilis (specifically, the development of the Wassermann test by August von Wassermann). The same technique is used today in serologic testing for countless other diseases. Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ... Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. ... A complement protein attacking an invader. ... Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. ... The Wassermann test is a complement-fixation antibody test for syphilis, named after the bacteriologist August von Wassermann. ... August Paul von Wassermann (21 February 1866 _ 16 March 1925) was the German bacteriologist. ...


With Octave Gengou he isolated Bordetella pertussis in pure culture in 1906 and posited it as the cause of whooping cough. Octave Gengou (* 1875; † 1957) was a French bacteriologist. ... Malcolm Farmer 10:57, 24 December 2005 (UTC) Category: ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Jules Bordet
Jules Bordet

He became Professor of Bacteriology at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles in 1907. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (480x640, 50 KB) Thank you very much for your mail. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (480x640, 50 KB) Thank you very much for your mail. ... The Université Libre de Bruxelles (or ULB) is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to him in 1919 for his discoveries relating to immunity. Emil Adolf von Behring was the first person to receive the Nobel Prize in physiology or Medicine, for his work on the treatment of diphtheria. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...


On his passing in 1961, Jules Bordet was interred in the Ixelles Cemetery in Brussels. He was a freemason and member of the lodge Les Amis Philanthropes of the Grand Orient of Belgium in Brussels. Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ixelles Cemetery (French: Cimetière dIxelles, Dutch: De Elsense begraafplaats), located in Ixelles in the southern part of Brussels, is one of major cemeteries in Belgium. ... American Square & Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. ... The Grand Orient of Belgium (French Grand Orient de Belgique, Dutch: Grootoosten van Belgie G.O.B.) is a Belgian cupola of masonic lodges which is only accessible for men, and works in the basic three symbolic degrees of freemasonry. ...


See also

  • Institut Jules Bordet

Institut Jules Bordet is a hospital and research institute that specializes in oncology. ...

External links

  • Jules Bordet
  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1919
  • Jules Bordet Institute
  • Jules Bordet Museum



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Jules Bordet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (282 words)
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet (Soignies (Belgium) June 13, 1870 – April 6, 1961) was a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to him in 1919 for his discoveries relating to immunity.
On his passing in 1961, Jules Bordet was interred in the Ixelles Cemetery in Brussels.
BookRags: Jules Bordet Biography (1060 words)
Jules Bordet was a pioneer in the field of immunology.
Bordet was also responsible for developing complement fixation tests, which made possible the early detection of many disease-causing bacteria in human and animal blood.
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet was born in Soignies, Belgium, a small town situated twenty-three miles southwest of Brussels.
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