Tak Wah Mak and Pulsars Quiz

Pioneering scientist who discovered pulsars, a type of rapidly rotating neutron star.

A rapidly rotating neutron star, emitting pulses of radio waves.

The year Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars.

Device used to detect radio waves from space.

A highly dense star remnant from a supernova.

The approximate rotation period of one of the first pulsars discovered.

A playful, temporary name for the first pulsar discovered.

A long research project for a PhD degree.

Bell's PhD thesis subject; a fascinating study of quasars.

Supervisor who reported Bell's discovery and later received a Nobel Prize for this contribution.

Detailed the genetic encoding of human T-cell receptors; a key step in understanding the immune system.

Proteins on T-cells that recognize foreign substances (antigens) in the body.

A type of cancer affecting the lymphatic system.

The unique sequence of genes that make up T-cell receptors, allowing them to recognize specific targets.

A scientist studying the molecules that make up living things, especially the immune response.

Identified a chemical to stop the energy supply of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Understanding how genes contribute to cancer and the immune response, using mouse models.

Position at cancer research institute, after PhD completion.

Pulsars, rapidly rotating neutron stars emitting radio waves.

About 1.337 seconds for one of the first discovered.

First observed and named pulsars, helping understand neutron stars.

Immunologist and molecular biologist studying the immune system and cancer.

Proteins on T-cells enabling recognition of specific antigens.

Identified a chemical to target Hodgkin's lymphoma cells.

Antony Hewish, not Bell Burnell, received the Nobel Prize for the pulsar discovery initially.

Understanding how T-cells recognize antigens led to better understanding of immunity and cancer.

Tak Wah Mak became a fellow at Ontario Cancer Institute.