Immunity

An excellent overview of what science knows about immunology today.—Science-Based MedicineWritten by a prominent researcher and scholar who not only followed the history of immunology but also participated in its creation, Immunity could be considered as an excellent summary of the classical, pre-systemic, immunological era.—MetascienceIt is well written, informative and gives detailed descriptions even down to defining platelets—sometimes we make the assumption that individuals know these details but the author has pre-empted this and provided ample explanations, which in essence will widen his audience … I would recommend this book to students, healthcare assistants, clinicians, and nurse specialists working within all areas.—Nursing Times[Immunity] is a remarkably clear, concise, well-written, and well-organized presentation of the components and interactions of the multiple parts of the immune system as it functions to protect the body from disease or foreign agents when functioning properly—or cause disease when malfunctioning … Written for the general public and for potential students of immunology, it could also serve as an accompanying text for any immunology course … Essential.—R. S. Kowalczyk, University of Michigan, Choice

William E. Paul, MD (1936–2015) was the chief of the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. A past president of the American Association of Immunologists and the American Society for Clinical Investigation, he was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and its Institute of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.