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Jordan S. Orange
Jordan Scott Orange is an American pediatric immunologist. Orange is credited with defining a new class of diseases known as natural killer cell deficiencies. Early life and education Orange completed his Bachelor's degree, PhD, and medical degree from Brown University and conducted his residency training at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), clinical fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, and a post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard University. While at Brown University, he discovered that natural killer cells produce cytokines to participate in defending the body against viruses. His thesis, published in 1996, was titled "IL-12 and viral infections." Career Following his residency and fellowships, Orange accepted a faculty position at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During his tenure, he also worked at CHOP where he focused on Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome. Orange continued his research stemming from his graduate studies and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Brown is one of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Admissions at Brown is among the most selective in the United States. In 2022, the university reported a first year acceptance rate of 5%. It is a member of the Ivy League. Brown was the first college in the United States to codify in its charter that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of their religious affiliation. The university is home to the oldest applied mathematics program in the United States, the oldest engineering program in the Ivy League, and the third-oldest medical program in New England. The university was one of the early doctoral-granting U.S. institutions in the late 19th century, adding masters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
