Fred Rosen (physician)

Fred S. Rosen
Born (1930-05-25)May 25, 1930
Died May 21, 2005(2005-05-21) (aged 74)
Nationality USA
Fields Paediatrics
Immunology
Institutions Harvard Medical School
Harvard Center for Blood Research
Children's Hospital of Boston
Notable awards E. Mead Johnson Award (1971)

Fred S. Rosen (May 25, 1930 – May 21, 2005) was a paediatrician and immunologist at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Center for Blood Research, and Children's Hospital of Boston. He was also an expert in antique furniture.

Rosen discovered, early in his career, the cause of X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome. He also worked on X-linked agammaglobulinaemia.



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