J. Wayne Streilein (Johnstown, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1935 – March 15, 2004)[1] was a scientist whose main area of research was the ocular immune system.[2] He is known particularly for studying the mechanisms that keep the cornea avascular despite the inflammatory and other stimuli that usually promote small blood vessel ingrowth; these peculiar corneal mechanisms provide the basis for what is known as the "corneal antiangiogenic privilege".[3]
J. Wayne Streilein | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1935 |
| Died | March 15, 2004 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD, 1960 |
| Known for | "The Father of Modern Ocular Immunology" |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology Ophthalmology Dermatology |
| Institutions | Harvard Medical School |
Books
edit- Immunology: A Programmed Text by Wayne J. Streilein (Hardcover – May 1977)
- Kaplan, Henry S.; J. Wayne Streilein; Jerry Y. Niederkorn (2007). Immune Response and the Eye (Chemical Immunology). S. Karger AG (Switzerland). ISBN 978-3-8055-8187-5.
- Immune Privilege, Sites, Tissues, Strategies and Diseases (Medical Intelligence Unit Series) by J. Wayne Streilein (Hardcover – Jan 1997)
References
edit- ^ "J. Wayne Streilein, MD". Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- ^ Professor J. Wayne Streilein, 1935–2004 by Santa Jeremy Ono. Immunology. 2004 June; 112(2): 339–340. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2567.2004.01892.x.
- ^ Pearce, Jeremy (2004-03-20). "J. W. Streilein, 68, a Researcher On Eye Tissue Transplants, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
External links
edit- Ocular Immune Privilege by J. Wayne Streilein; a free-access article at Karger Gazette.
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