Serafino Belfanti
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Serafino Belfanti was an Italian
immunologist, founder of the Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese, the first Italian medical and vaccine research institute.
He was born in Castelletto sopra Ticino
, near Novara
.
After graduating in medical sciences, he worked at the Pasteur Institute
in Paris
and later with Prof. Koch. In 1932 he was made an Italian senator honoris causa.
He died in Milan
in 1939.
Italy
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immunologist, founder of the Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese, the first Italian medical and vaccine research institute.
He was born in Castelletto sopra Ticino
Castelletto sopra Ticino
Castelletto sopra Ticino, also referred to by locals as Castelletto Ticino or just Castelletto, is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 30 km north of Novara.It is the birthplace of immunologist Serafino...
, near Novara
Novara
Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin...
.
After graduating in medical sciences, he worked at the Pasteur Institute
Pasteur Institute
The Pasteur Institute is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who made some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine at the time, including pasteurization and vaccines for anthrax...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and later with Prof. Koch. In 1932 he was made an Italian senator honoris causa.
He died in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
in 1939.