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(1935-06-19)June 19, 1935
DiedMarch 15, 2004(2004-03-15) (aged 68)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD, 1960
Known for"The Father of Modern Ocular Immunology"
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology
Ophthalmology
Dermatology
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School

Books

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "J. Wayne Streilein, MD". Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Pearce, Jeremy (2004-03-20). "J. W. Streilein, 68, a Researcher On Eye Tissue Transplants, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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