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Leonard A. Herzenberg

Leonard A. Herzenberg

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
118
Citations
50031
World Ranking
281
National Ranking
166

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Immunologists
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1982 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Leonard A. Herzenberg was an academic researcher affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to scientific knowledge primarily in the context of their research associations at this institution.

Herzenberg's career included recognition by various prestigious organizations. They were awarded the AAI Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Association of Immunologists in 1998. Earlier honors included becoming a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1987, and being a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation twice, first in 1976 and then again in 1986. Additionally, they were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982.

These distinctions trace a timeline of acknowledged contributions to their field over several decades.

Best Publications

  • Xenogeneic monoclonal antibodies to mouse lymphoid differentiation antigens.

    Jeffrey A. Ledbetter;Leonard A. Herzenberg

  • Gene transfer and molecular cloning of the rat nerve growth factor receptor.

    Monte J. Radeke;Thomas P. Misko;Charles Hsu;Leonard A. Herzenberg

  • Methods and transformed mammalian lymphocytic cells for producing functional antigen-binding protein including chimeric immunoglobulin and fragments

    Morrison Sherie L;Herzenberg Leonard A;Oi Vernon T

  • Disruption of overlapping transcripts in the ROSA βgeo 26 gene trap strain leads to widespread expression of β-galactosidase in mouse embryos and hematopoietic cells

    Brian P. Zambrowicz;Akira Imamoto;Steve Fiering;Leonard A. Herzenberg

  • CHIMERIC RECEPTORS EG ANTIBODIES BY GENETIC ENGINEERING

    Morrison Sherie L;Herzenberg Leonard A;Oi Vernon T

  • Evolutionary conservation of surface molecules that distinguish T lymphocyte helper/inducer and cytotoxic/suppressor subpopulations in mouse and man

    JA Ledbetter;RL Evans;M Lipinski;C Cummingham-Rundles

  • Two distinct signal transmission pathways in T lymphocytes are inhibited by complexes formed between an immunophilin and either FK506 or rapamycin.

    B E Bierer;P S Mattila;R F Standaert;L A Herzenberg

  • N-Acetylcysteine--a safe antidote for cysteine/glutathione deficiency.

    Kondala R Atkuri;John J Mantovani;Leonard A Herzenberg;Leonore A Herzenberg

  • The History and Future of the Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter and Flow Cytometry: A View from Stanford

    Leonard A. Herzenberg;David Parks;Bita Sahaf;Omar Perez

  • The LY‐1B Cell Lineage

    Leonore A. Herzenberg;Alan M. Stall;Paul A. Lalor;Charles Sidman

  • Two physically, functionally, and developmentally distinct peritoneal macrophage subsets

    Eliver Eid Bou Ghosn;Alexandra A. Cassado;Gregory R. Govoni;Takeshi Fukuhara

  • Interpreting flow cytometry data: a guide for the perplexed

    Leonore A. Herzenberg;James W. Tung;Wayne A. Moore;Leonard A. Herzenberg

  • Fluorescence-activated cell analysis and sorting of viable mammalian cells based on beta-D-galactosidase activity after transduction of Escherichia coli lacZ

    Garry P. Nolan;Steven Fiering;Jean-Francois Nicolas;Leonard A. Herzenberg

  • 11-color, 13-parameter flow cytometry: Identification of human naive T cells by phenotype, function, and T-cell receptor diversity

    Stephen C. De Rosa;Leonard A. Herzenberg;Leonore A. Herzenberg;Mario Roederer

  • Antigen-specific identification and cloning of hybridomas with a fluorescence-activated cell sorter

    David R. Parks;Virginia M. Bryan;Vernon T. Oi;Leonard A. Herzenberg

  • Immunoglobulin gene expression in transformed lymphoid cells.

    Vernon T. Oi;Sherie L. Morrison;Leonard A. Herzenberg;Paul Berg

  • Cell sorting: automated separation of mammalian cells as a function of intracellular fluorescence.

    H. R. Hulett;W. A. Bonner;Janet Barrett;Leonard A. Herzenberg

  • ANALYSIS OF CELL POPULATIONS WITH A FLUORESCENCE‐ACTIVATED CELL SORTER*

    Michael R. Loken;Leonard A. Herzenberg

  • The actions of cyclosporin A and FK506 suggest a novel step in the activation of T lymphocytes

    Petri S. Mattila;Katharine S. Ullman;Steven Fiering;Elizabeth A. Emmel

  • Variable region framework differences result in decreased or increased affinity of variant anti-digoxin antibodies.

    David J. Panka;Meredith Mudgett-Hunter;David R. Parks;Lisa L. Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonore A. Herzenberg
Leonore A. Herzenberg Stanford University
Mario Roederer
Mario Roederer National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Garry P. Nolan
Garry P. Nolan Stanford University
Frank J.T. Staal
Frank J.T. Staal Leiden University Medical Center
Stephen C. De Rosa
Stephen C. De Rosa Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Pietro Ghezzi
Pietro Ghezzi Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Hugh O. McDevitt
Hugh O. McDevitt Stanford University
Richard B. Moss
Richard B. Moss Stanford University
Arne Holmgren
Arne Holmgren Karolinska Institute
Michael R. Loken
Michael R. Loken Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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