Paul Ehrlich

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German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)

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A European network of PhD studies in Medicinal Chemistry has been named after him (Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro PhD Network). Source: Internet

Ehrlich’s side-chain theory Paul Ehrlich around 1900 in his Frankfurt office He postulated that cell protoplasm contains special structures which have chemical side chains (today’s term is macromolecules ) to which the toxin binds, affecting function. Source: Internet

In the mid 1880s, Paul Ehrlich began to use methylene blue in his cell staining experiments that led to pioneering discoveries about different cell types; he won a Nobel Prize based in part on that work. Source: Internet

By Paul Ehrlich Thailand's low-level, long-running Muslim insurgency in the south is showing no signs of a peaceful solution. Source: Internet

Legacy West German postage stamp (1954) commemorating Paul Ehrlich and Emil von Behring In 1910, a street was named after Ehrlich in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen. Source: Internet

Shortly after the end of the war the name Paul-Ehrlich-Strasse was reinstated, and today numerous German cities have streets named after Paul Ehrlich. Source: Internet

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