Eva Klein

Eva Klein
Klein with her husband George in 1979
Born
Eva Fischer

(1925-01-22)22 January 1925
Budapest, Hungary
Died19 January 2025(2025-01-19) (aged 99)
Alma mater
  • University of Budapest
  • Karolinska Institute
Known for
  • Discovery of natural killer cells
  • Establishing cell lines from Burkitt's lymphoma
Spouse
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(m. 1947; died 2016)​
Children3
Awards
  • William B. Coley Award (1975)
  • Fernström Prize (1983)
Scientific career
Fields
  • Tumor biology
  • Cancer immunology
Institutions
  • Karolinska Institute

Eva Klein (née Eva Fischer; 22 January 1925 – 19 January 2025) was a Hungarian-Swedish scientist. Klein worked at the Karolinska Institute. She was seen as the founder of cancer immunology.

In the 1960s, she led the discovery of natural killer cells. She worked closely with her husband, George Klein.

In 1975, the U.S. Cancer Research Institute honored her with the William B. Coley Award.[1][2]

Klein died on 19 January 2025, three days before her 100th birthday.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "William B. Coley Award". Cancer Research. Cancer Research Institute. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cover Legend" (PDF). Cancer Research. 36 (5). May 1976. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Életének 99. évében, 3 nappal 100. születésnapja előtt elhunyt Klein Éva, az MTA külső tagja. Retrieved 21 January 2025 (in Hungarian).
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