Identified the Friend Leukemia Virus

while at Sloan Kettering Institute identified the Friend leukemia virus; helped to establish the concept of the oncovirus, studied the role of the host immune response in disease development, and helped define modern retrovirology; discovered Friend erythroleukemia cells; observed the cytodifferentiating effect of DMSO which laid the groundwork for the development of HDAC inhibitors; while at Mount Sinai School of Medicine discovered that a chemical called DMSO could spur leukemia cells to become red blood cells — effectively returning cancer cells back to normal;

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Category:
Leukemia; Medicine

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
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Co-Inventor:
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