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Kabat, Elvin Abraham was born on September 1, 1914 in New York City. Son of Harris and Doreen (Otis) Kabat.
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Kabat, Elvin Abraham was born on September 1, 1914 in New York City. Son of Harris and Doreen (Otis) Kabat.
Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1937. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University Glasgow, 1976.
Doctoral degree (honorary), University Orleans, France. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Doctor of Science honoris causa, Columbia University, 1987.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Northwestern University, 1994.
Laboratory assistant immunochemistry, Presbyterian Hospital, 1933-1937; Rockefeller Foundation fellow, Institute Physical Chemistry, Upsala, Sweden, 1937-1938; instructor pathology, Cornell Univercity, 1938-1941; member of faculty, Columbia University, New York City, since 1941; assistant professor bacteriology, Columbia University, 1946-1948; associate professor, Columbia University, 1948-1952; professor microbiology, Columbia University, 1952-1985; professor human genetics and development, Columbia University, 1969-1985; Higgins professor microbiology, Columbia University, 1984-1985; Higgins professor emeritus microbiology, Columbia University, since 1985. Lecturer 15th Annual Louis Weinstein lecture Tufts U. School Medicine.
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Author (with M.M. Mayer): Experimental Immunochemistry, 1948, 1961. Author: Blood Group Substances, Their Chemistry and Immunochemistry, 1956, Structural Concepts in Immunology and Immunochemistry, 1968, 1976. Author: (with T.T. Wu and H. Bilofsky) Variable Regions of Immunoglobulin Chains, 1976.
Author: Sequences of Immunoglobin Chains. Author: (with others) Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 1983, 1987. Author: (with T.T. Wu, M. Reid-Miller, Her Majesty Perry and K.S. Gottesman), 1991.
Member editorial board Transplantation Bull, 1957-1960, Journal Immunology, 1961-1976.
Member of American Academy Microbiology, American Association Immunologists (Lifetime award 1995).
Married Sally Lennick, November 28, 1942. Children: Jonathan, Geoffrey, David.