Noble prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1919- Jules Bordet

1. Jules Bordet
(13 Jun 1870 - 6 Apr 1961)
Belgian bacteriologist and immunologist
“ Science defeats Darkness”
Prepared by :
Jyotirmayee Sahoo
Aakash Verma
Aditya Amrut Pawar 1

2. Early Life and Education
• Jules Bordet was born at Soignies , Belgium in
1870
• He graduated as Doctor of Medicine from
the Free University of Brussels in 1892
• He got Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine in
1919 for his discoveries relating to immunity
• He was affiliated to Brussels University, Brussels,
Belgium at the time when he got Noble Prize
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3. Noble Prize Work
• Our immune system protects us from attacks by
microorganisms and poisonous substances
• The blood includes factors or bodies that destroy bacteria
• By doing studies of cholera in 1896, Jules Bordet came into
conclusion that there are two types of factors in the blood:
1.Antibodies formed by immunization against specific
bacteria
2.Complement proteins that also exist in blood that is not
immunized.
• Antibodies and complement proteins are bound to one another,
which can be used to detect certain diseases, including syphilis
• By following the principles of Bordet work, the same principle
is used today in serologic testing of countless diseases
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4. References
• Jules Bordet – Facts. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018.
Sun. 19 Aug 2018.
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1919/bordet/facts/>
• Schmalstieg Jr, Frank C., and Armond S. Goldman. "Jules Bordet
(1870–1961): a bridge between early and modern
immunology." Journal of medical biography 17.4 (2009): 217-
224.
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