Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Swiss immunologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rolf Martin Zinkernagel AC, FAA (born January 6, 1944) is a Swiss immunologist at the University of Zurich.
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Rolf Martin Zinkernagel | |
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Born | Rolf Martin Zinkernagel (1944-01-06)January 6, 1944[1] |
Nationality | Swiss |
Known for | Cytotoxic T cells |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Immunology |
Institutions | University of Zurich |
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He is best known for his discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.[2] For his discovery, Zinkernagel shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Peter C. Doherty in 1996.[1]