Rockefeller University Holds Kunkel Society Meeting

JMF Supports Annual Symposium and Reception

Each year, the Rockefeller University, New York City, holds it's Kunkel Society Meeting and Lecture on a scientific topic with world importance. This year, Klaus Rajewsky, MD, Director, Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Germany, presented the Kunkel Society lecture entitled "Receptor-Guided Normal and Malignant B Cell Development." The Society members are from: the US, Europe, Canada, Israel, Australia, Japan and South America.

(L-R) Rockefeller University President Torsten Wiesel, the Modells and President of the Henry Kunkel Society, Jacob Natvig, at the Society´s Annual Symposium and Reception

The Kunkel Society was established in memory of Henry George Kunkel, a professor at Rockefeller University, whose contributions to the field of basic and clinical immunology are legendary. He was perhaps best known for his pioneering and extensive studies on the immunoglobulins. Dr. Kunkel was the recipient of many awards and honors, including membership in the National Academy of Sciences, honorary degrees from Universities of Uppsala and Harvard, recipient of the Lasker and Gairdner Awards, and the Kovalenko Medal of the National Academy of Sciences. This year, the JMF served as exclusive sponsor of the Kunkel Society symposium and reception.

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