Historical FigureMale
Ralph M. Steinman
1943 – 2011
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryRalph Marvin Steinman was a Canadian physician and medical researcher at Rockefeller University, who in 1973 discovered and named dendritic cells while working as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Zanvil A. Cohn, also at Rockefeller University. Steinman was one of the recipients of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 14, 1943
Montreal
Date of death
September 30, 2011
Manhattan
Citizenship
Canada · United States
Occupations & fields
biologistimmunologistphysicianprofessorresearcher
Awards & honours
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchCanada Gairdner International AwardAlbany Medical Center PrizeNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineEmil-von-Behring-PrizeWilliam B. Coley Award
- Field and occupation
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