For or Against?

Immunity and Allergy

A Tayside Medical History Museum exhibition


Illustration of Mast Cells from Unna's textbook on histopathology, 1896

Medical School Foyer, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
November 2010 - October 2011
Daily 9am-5pm, Admission Free

This exhibition gives an insight into the story of protective immunity against infection and the opposite process of allergy. Starting with early milestones, it highlights some of the developments up to today, focusing on some notable Dundee researchers past and present. It also explores Dundee's own vaccination campaigns to cope with outbreaks of diphtheria and polio.

Queuing for polio vaccine, 1962

Queuing for polio vaccine at the Nelson Street clinic during the 1962 outbreak in Dundee (courtesy of Dundee Central Library, Local History Centre)

Find out more about key Dundee pioneers in this field.

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