UB Immunologist To Present Witebsky Lecture

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Internationally known UB immunologist and professor emeritus Ernst H. Beutner will deliver the 30th Annual Ernest Witebsky Memorial Lecture on April 6 in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

"Immunopathology of Pemphigus: Past Progress and Future Directions" will be the topic of Beutner's presentation at 7:30 p.m. in Butler Auditorium, 150 Farber Hall, on the UB South Campus.

The lecture, which will be free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Ernest Witebsky Center for Immunology and the Department of Microbiology at UB.

Beutner's pioneering research led to a better understanding of the links between human immune system components and skin disorders, including pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid and lupus erythematosus.

His work for some four decades helped define and standardize labeled antibody techniques for microscopy leading to improved diagnostic tests.

He has earned many honors for his work, including one of four prestigious awards from the American Skin Association and others from the European Academy of Dermatology and the University of Trondheim in Norway.

Beutner is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the New York Academy of Sciences and the American Association of Immunologists.