Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka 1926-2018 The discovery of IgE and the revolution in the study of allergic disease

Dr. Ishizaka completed his medical qualifications and PhD at Tokyo University in 1948, and in 1953 he became head of the immune-serology division at the Japanese Institute of Health. In 1957-59 he spent two years at Cal Tech as a fellow with Dan Campbell (see Fig. 1) This period made a major impact on Kimi's subsequent career because Dr. Campbell already had an interest in both reagins and the source of allergens in house dust1, 2. In addition Kimi developed a further understanding of immunochemistry because Dan Campbell was one of the recognized authorities3.

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