"Molecular Immunity: A Chronology of 60-Years of Discovery," a Book by

Kendall A. Smith from Oasis Publishers

New York, NY, November 10, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Kendall A. Smith, M.D. is a professor of Medicine
and Immunology in the Weil Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Smith undertook clinical
training in Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Subsequently, his unswerving focus led him to pursue
an investigative career, which was pivoted on fundamental studies of cell proliferation.

While Dr. Smith was a faculty at Dartmouth Medical School, he focused on basic research into how the
immune system operates and made various fundamental discoveries that altered our understanding of
immunity.

Our immune system is indispensable for our survival. Our bodies would have been susceptible to attack
from bacteria, viruses, parasites, and more. It is our immune system, which helps us to remain healthy and
mount a complex attack against a foreign body.

Dr. Smith and his team made various advances in this field and created the first antigen-specific
monoclonal cytolytic T lymphocytes, which revolutionized the study of T cells. This feat allowed them to
discover, characterize and purify interleukin-2 (IL2) molecules to homogeneity, the first interleukin
activity to be defined at the molecular level.

A more in-depth study of the same led Dr Smith to propose a new theory that explained how the immune
system operated, as an endocrine system, via interleukin molecules and receptors. This was called, “The
Quantal Theory of Immunity” which was published by World Scientific Co. in 2010. On observation, the
quantal (i.e. all-or-none) molecular mechanisms responsible for the regulation of the immune response
resulted in understanding the mutational pathogenesis of leukaemias and most other cancers, severe
autoimmune disorders, and primary immunodeficiencies.

In addition, these molecular advances have inaugurated the usage of new combination
immunosuppressive therapies permitting multiple organ transplants, new treatments for allergic and
autoinflammatory diseases, vaccines, as well as new immune-stimulatory therapies for cancer and chronic
viral infections.

All of the above discoveries have been enumerated in a new book, "Molecular Immunity: A Chronology
of 60 Years of Discovery" written by Dr. Smith which was published in October 2018 by World
Scientific Co.

This book offers an insightful read and poses questions for the next 60 years of experimentation. We are
aware that the earlier books of immunology ended around 1970 and since the 1960's and 1970's, were
focused on deciphering the cells responsible for immunity.

According to Dr. Smith, the molecular revolution has only occurred since 1980. The purpose of his book
is to bring to the reader's notice the colossal progress made in the last 60 years of immunology.

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Furthermore, the importance of the molecules discovered has been highlighted. The molecules play a vital
role in our everyday lives, as they are the keys to intervene therapeutically in the immune system. They
enhance or suppress immune reactivity for the benefit of mankind.

Since the book delves deep into T-cells, it also contributes to the study of T-cells and Human
immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). According to
UNAIDS, there were approximately 36.7 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS at the end of
2016. 2.1 million children worldwide are living with HIV. Their HIV-infected mothers infected most of
these children during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. 1 million people died from AIDS related
illnesses in 2016, bringing the total number of people who have died from AIDS-related illnesses since
the start of the epidemic to 35 million.

Dr. Smith's book might be a knight in shining armor. It will be a guiding light for scientists researching to
find a suitable cure for this disease plaguing not only the adults but also the children.

His book has been greatly welcomed by the medical world as it has heralded immense hope in the field of
immunology. In addition, it will act as a beneficial reference source for the present and the next
generation of scientists who take a prodigious interest in the immune system.

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Contact Information:
Oasis Publishers
Kendall A. Smith
+91966965980
Contact via Email
www.oasispub.org

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