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133
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1990 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his pioneering work in the science and application of transplantation biology to successful bone marrow transplantation in man for the treatment of cancer and related conditions.", Presented by President Bush at a White House East Room Ceremony on November 13, 1990.
  • 1990 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease
  • 1987 - Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
  • 1982 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

E. Donnall Thomas was affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and contributed to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spanned various subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Microbiology.

The scientist's primary research topics included:

  • Infections and bacterial resistance
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

They frequently published in journals such as Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, each with two publications. Other venues included Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Microbiology Resource Announcements.

Frequent coauthors included Lise Crémet, Stéphane Corvec, A. Guillouzouic, Louise Ruffier d'Epenoux, and Pascale Bémer.

Some of their recent papers included:

  • "Development of a database for the rapid and accurate routine identification of Achromobacter species by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)," 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Evaluation of the FilmArray® Pneumonia Plus Panel for Rapid Diagnosis of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit Patients," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Tsukamurella pulmonis identified by MALDI-TOF spectrometry, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and secA1 gene sequencing in an immunocompromised child: a case report and literature review," 2020, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
  • "Draft Genome Sequences of Four Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Strains with Various Biofilm Phenotypes," 2020, Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • "Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Rapid Detection of Isolates Belonging to the Epidemic Clones Achromobacter xylosoxidans ST137 and Achromobacter ruhlandii DES from Cystic Fibrosis Patients," 2021, Journal of Clinical Microbiology

E. Donnall Thomas received several awards during their career, including the Nobel Prize in 1990 for discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease. They were also awarded the US President's National Medal of Science in 1990, with a citation highlighting their pioneering work in transplantation biology applied to bone marrow transplantation. Other honors included the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1990, the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award from the American Association of Blood Banks in 1987, and election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982.

Best Publications

  • Clinical manifestations of graft-versus-host disease in human recipients of marrow from HL-A-matched sibling donors.

    Glucksberg H;Storb R;Fefer A;Buckner Cd

  • 1994 Consensus Conference on Acute GVHD Grading.

    Przepiorka D;Weisdorf D;Martin P;Klingemann Hg

  • Chronic graft-versus-host syndrome in man: A long-term clinicopathologic study of 20 seattle patients

    Howard M. Shulman;Keith M. Sullivan;Paul L. Weiden;George B. McDonald

  • Reconstitution of cellular immunity against cytomegalovirus in recipients of allogeneic bone marrow by transfer of T-cell clones from the donor

    Elizabeth A Walter;P. D. Greenberg;M. J. Gilbert;R. J. Finch

  • Bone-marrow transplantation (first of two parts).

    E Thomas;R Storb;R A Clift;A Fefer

  • Antileukemic Effect of Graft-versus-Host Disease in Human Recipients of Allogeneic-Marrow Grafts

    P L Weiden;N Flournoy;E D Thomas;R Prentice

  • Bone-marrow transplantation (second of two parts).

    Thomas Ed;Storb R;Clift Ra;Fefer A

  • Intravenous infusion of bone marrow in patients receiving radiation and chemotherapy.

    E D Thomas;H L Lochte;W C Lu;J W Ferrebee

  • Antileukemic effect of chronic graft-versus-host disease: contribution to improved survival after allogeneic marrow transplantation.

    Paul L. Weiden;Keith M. Sullivan;Nancy Flournoy;Rainer Storb

  • One hundred patients with acute leukemia treated by chemotherapy, total body irradiation, and allogeneic marrow transplantation.

    ED Thomas;CD Buckner;M Banaji;RA Clift

  • Regimen-related toxicity in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation.

    S I Bearman;F R Appelbaum;C D Buckner;F B Petersen

  • Risk Factors for Cytomegalovirus Infection after Human Marrow Transplantation

    Joel D. Meyers;Nancy Flournoy;E. Donnall Thomas

  • Chronic graft-versus-host disease in 52 patients: adverse natural course and successful treatment with combination immunosuppression

    KM Sullivan;HM Shulman;R Storb;PL Weiden

  • Venocclusive Disease of the Liver after Bone Marrow Transplantation: Diagnosis, Incidence, and Predisposing Factors

    George B. Mcdonald;Pankaj Sharma;David E. Matthews;Howard M. Shulman

  • Marrow transplantation for acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia in first remission.

    Thomas Ed;Buckner Cd;Clift Ra;Fefer A

  • Severe Aplastic Anemia: A Prospective Study of the Effect of Early Marrow Transplantation on Acute Mortality

    BM Camitta;ED Thomas;DG Nathan;G Santos

  • Nonbacterial pneumonia after allogeneic marrow transplantation: a review of ten years' experience

    J D Meyers;N Flournoy;E D Thomas

  • Marrow Transplantation for the Treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

    E D Thomas;R A Clift;A Fefer;F R Appelbaum

  • Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin and Seronegative Blood Products to Prevent Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection after Marrow Transplantation

    R. A. Bowden;M. Sayers;N. Flournoy;B. Newton

  • Monoclonal antibody 1F5 (anti-CD20) serotherapy of human B cell lymphomas

    OW Press;F Appelbaum;JA Ledbetter;PJ Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean E. Sanders
Jean E. Sanders Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Rainer Storb
Rainer Storb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Keith M. Sullivan
Keith M. Sullivan Duke University
Robert P. Witherspoon
Robert P. Witherspoon Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Kristine Doney
Kristine Doney Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Buckner Cd
Buckner Cd National Cancer Institute
Alexander Fefer
Alexander Fefer University of Washington
Paul E. Neiman
Paul E. Neiman Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Eric Mickelson
Eric Mickelson Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
William I. Bensinger
William I. Bensinger Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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