Leonard Herzenberg

Early life and education Herzenberg was born in New York City, on November 5, 1931 to a Jewish family. He received his bachelor's degree in 1952 from Brooklyn College in biology and chemistry. In 1955, he received his Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology in biochemistry with a specialization in immunology for studies on cytochrome in Neurospora. In 1970 they developed the fluorescence-activated cell sorter

During a sabbatical in the laboratory of Cesar Milstein between 1976 and 1977, Herzenberg coined the term hybridoma for hybrid cells that result from the fusion of B cells and myeloma cells.

Personal life The daughter of Len and Lee Herzenberg, Jana Herzen, is a singer-songwriter and the founder of Motéma Music. Len Herzenberg died on October 27, 2013, aged 81. 2002 Edwin F. Ullman Award, American Association of Clinical Chemistry 2004 Special Novartis Prize for Immunology (the only winner of this award) 2005 Abbott Laboratories Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology, American Society for Microbiology 2006 Kyoto award for his work in cell biology; 2007 Ceppellini Award, International Foundation for Research in Experimental Medicine, with his wife Lee Herzenberg for "their internationally recognized contributions to medicine" 2013 ABRF Annual Award for Outstanding Contributions to Biomolecular Technologies