John Auer

John Auer
BornMarch 30, 1875
DiedApril 30, 1948
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Known forAuer rods
SpouseClara Meltzer-Auer
ChildrenHelen, James, John
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology and Pharmacology
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins Hospital

Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Harvard Medical School

St. Louis University Medical School

John Auer (March 30, 1875 – April 30, 1948) was an American physiologist and pharmacologist. He published nearly 150 papers during his career and is credited with the first description of Auer rods.[1][2] Auer also contributed to the study of anaphylaxis and helped develop modern thoracic surgery.[3][4] During World War I, he conducted wartime research with the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.[5]

  1. ^ Roth, George B. (1949-03-01). "John Auer 1875-1948". Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 95 (3): 285–286. ISSN 0022-3565.
  2. ^ Yoshida, Yataro; Oguma, Shigeru; Ohno, Hitotshi (2009). "John Auer and Auer rods; controversies revisited". Leukemia Research. 33 (5): 614–616. doi:10.1016/j.leukres.2008.09.014. PMID 18947869.
  3. ^ Infection, immunity and inflammation. 1924.
  4. ^ Edwards, W. S. (January 1983). "Alexis Carrel's contributions to thoracic surgery". The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 35 (1): 111–114. doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(10)61440-3. ISSN 0003-4975. PMID 6336932.
  5. ^ The Military Surgeon: Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. The Association. 1920.