Ralph M. Steinman

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Ralph M. Steinman was a Canadian immunologist renowned for discovering dendritic cells and pioneering research on the adaptive immune system, work that earned him a share of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
human
immunologist
scientist
academicDegree Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Medicine
awardReceived Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research NERFINISHED
Gairdner Foundation International Award NERFINISHED
Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics NERFINISHED
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
coDiscovererOf dendritic cells
coDiscovererWith Zanvil A. Cohn NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1943-01-14
dateOfDeath 2011-09-30
doctoralAdvisor Zanvil A. Cohn NERFINISHED
educatedAt Harvard Medical School NERFINISHED
McGill University NERFINISHED
employer Rockefeller University NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish Canadians NERFINISHED
familyName Steinman NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cell biology
immunology
fullName Ralph Marvin Steinman NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Ralph NERFINISHED
knownFor development of dendritic cell–based immunotherapy concepts
discovery of dendritic cells
research on the adaptive immune system
work on antigen presentation
memberOf Institute of Medicine of the National Academies NERFINISHED
National Academy of Sciences
NobelPrizeCategory Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED
NobelPrizeMotivation for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity
NobelPrizeYear 2011
notableStudent Michel C. Nussenzweig NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld director of the Center for Immunology and Immune Diseases at Rockefeller University
professor at Rockefeller University
researchFocus T-cell activation
antigen-presenting cells
immune tolerance
vaccine development
sharedNobelPrizeWith Bruce A. Beutler NERFINISHED
Jules A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED
workLocation New York City

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Jules Hoffmann sharedNobelPrizeWith Ralph M. Steinman