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Rolf M. Zinkernagel
born 1944
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryRolf Martin Zinkernagel AC is a professor of experimental immunology at the University of Zurich. Along with Peter C. Doherty, he shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 6, 1944
Riehen
Citizenship
Switzerland
Occupations & fields
immunologistuniversity teacherphysicianprofessor
Awards & honours
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderAlbert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchWilliam B. Coley AwardPaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineCanada Gairdner International Award
- Field and occupation
- imunológ z Švajčiarsko
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