Cyril Leslie Oakley, 20 June 1907 - 27 March 1975

Cyril Leslie Oakley was an eminent immunologist with an international reputation that had been built up at the Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, by his work on the analysis of the filtrable antigenic factors produced by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Clostridium. Although medically qualif...

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Published in:Biographical memoirs of fellows of the Royal Society 1976-11, Vol.22, p.295-305
Main Author: Evans, David Gwynne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergy and Immunology - history
Antibodies
Antibody formation
Antigens
Antitoxins
Boycotts
Clostridium
History of medicine
History, Modern 1601
Immunology
Microbiology
Oakley
Pathology
Toxins
United Kingdom
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Summary:Cyril Leslie Oakley was an eminent immunologist with an international reputation that had been built up at the Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, by his work on the analysis of the filtrable antigenic factors produced by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Clostridium. Although medically qualified, Oakley never became deeply involved in medical practice, but maintained throughout his life a great fondness for experimental laboratory work, which he always performed with meticulous care and rigorous attention to accuracy.
ISSN:0080-4606
1748-8494
DOI:10.1098/rsbm.1976.0012