Baruj Benacerraf
Venezuelan-American- Moroccan immunologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baruj Benacerraf (/bɪˈnæsərəf/; October 29, 1920 – August 2, 2011) was a Venezuelan-American immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell surface protein molecules important for the immune system's distinction between self and non-self."[8][9] His colleagues and shared recipients were Jean Dausset and George Davis Snell.
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Baruj Benacerraf | |
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Born | (1920-10-29)October 29, 1920[1] |
Died | August 2, 2011(2011-08-02) (aged 90) |
Citizenship | Venezuela/USA[3] |
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Known for | Major histocompatibility complex |
Spouse |
Annette Dreyfus
(m. 1943; died 2011) |
Children | 1 daughter |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Immunology, medicine |
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