K. Frank Austen
American professor of respiratory and inflammatory diseases
About K. Frank Austen
Lived 1928 – 2023 (aged 95). K. Frank Austen was an American university teacher, immunologist and physician.
K. Frank Austen (1928–2023) was an American professor of immunology and respiratory diseases at the Harvard Medical School. He won a Gairdner Foundation Award, a Kober Medal and a Warren Alpert Prize for his medical research. He graduated from Amherst College and Harvard Medical School.
History Austen was born in Ohio. His early health complications with paralytic polio influenced him into entering the medical field.
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Who was K. Frank Austen?
American professor of respiratory and inflammatory diseases
When was K. Frank Austen born?
K. Frank Austen was born on 14 March 1928 in Akron.
When did K. Frank Austen die?
K. Frank Austen died on 23 June 2023.
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K. Frank Austen was a university teacher, immunologist and physician.
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K. Frank Austen was American.
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