Gunnar Johansson (immunologist)

Stig Gunnar Olof Johansson (born 1938 in Mora, Sweden), professionally often abbreviated S. G. O. Johansson, is a Swedish immunologist.[1] He is credited, along with Ishizaka's team,[2] and Hans Bennich,[3] for the discovery of immunoglobulin E (IgE),[4] a kind of antibody or immunoglobulin that mediates immunity to parasites and also has an essential role in type I hypersensitivity and allergic diseases. Their joint paper was published in April 1969.[5]

Johansson received a PhD in 1968.[1][6] Later in 1968, he finished his remaining courses in medical school and earned his medical degree.[1][6] In 1969, he became a docent in immunology.[6] In 1980, Johansson became a professor in clinical immunology at Karolinska Institute.[6]

References
  1. Skoglund, L (2013). "Styrd av nyfikenhet. Intervju med SGO Johansson" (PDF). Allergi I Praksis. Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association (NAAF). 1: 16–19.
  2. Ishizaka K, Ishizaka T, Hornbrook MM (1966). "Physico-chemical properties of human reaginic antibody. IV. Presence of a unique immunoglobulin as a carrier of reaginic activity". J. Immunol. 97 (1): 75–85. PMID 4162440.
  3. Johansson, SG; Bennich, H (1967). "Immunological studies of an atypical (myeloma) immunoglobulin". Immunology. 13 (4): 381–94. PMC 1409218. PMID 4168094.
  4. Stanworth, D. R. (1993). "The discovery of IgE". Allergy. 48 (2): 67–71. doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.1993.tb00687.x. PMID 8457034.
  5. Ishizaka, Teruko; Ishizaka, Kimishige; Johansson, S. Gunnar O.; Bennich, Hans (April 1, 1969). "Histamine Release from Human Leukocytes by Anti-λE Antibodies". Journal of Immunology. 102 (4): 884–892. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  6. "S.G.O. Johansson" (PDF). WikiKS. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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