Bruno Bacon

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Bruno Speck (* 1934 in Steffisburg ; † 1998 ) was a Swiss doctor ( hematology ) who was a pioneer in bone marrow transplantation in Europe.

Speck received his doctorate from the University of Bern in 1961 (on the side effects of methotrexate ). 1961/62 he was in Seattle and from 1962 to 1965 he was at the Mayo Clinic (he earned a Master of Science degree from the University of Minnesota ). From 1969, Speck was professor of clinical hematology at the University of Leiden . There he developed methods for bone marrow transplantation (in collaboration with Jon van Rood ) and studied the pathogenesis of aplastic anemia in the rabbit model. From 1965 to 1969 he was senior physician (with S. Moeschlin) at the Solothurn Citizens Hospital . During this time he discovered that chloramphenicol played a role in causing aplastic anemia. In 1973 he was back in Basel at the University Clinic (Cantonal Hospital). From 1977 until his death he headed the hematology department at the Cantonal Hospital Basel , which he expanded into one of the first European centers for bone marrow transplants.

Speck carried out the first bone marrow transplants in Switzerland for the treatment of aplastic anemia and leukemia . He also studied the effects of immunosuppressants such as ATG in treating aplastic anemia (as an alternative to bone marrow transplantation) and was involved in early research on cyclosporine treatment .

In 1980 he received the Ernst Jung Prize , in 1987 the San Salvatore Foundation Prize and in 1990 the Science Prize of the City of Basel. A prize from the Foundation for Hematological Research in Basel is named after him.

literature

  • C. Dean Buckner: Remembering Bruno Speck , in Catherine Nissen (Ed.) Is there a cure for aplastic anemia? , Acta Haematologica, Volume 103, 2000, No. 1, pp. 5-6
  • Jon van Rood: Bruno Speck in Leiden: The clinician, the scientist, the man , Acta Haematologica, Volume 203, 2000, pp. 7-10

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personal data
SURNAME Bacon, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss medic
DATE OF BIRTH 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Steffisburg
DATE OF DEATH 1998