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Baruj Benacerraf
Immunology · Immunogenetics
Boston, Venezuela
70 H-Index
635 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1980)0
NHNational Medal of Science0
Overview
Baruj Benacerraf was an immunology specialist with an H-index of 70 at Harvard Medical School. Nobel Prize 1980 for discovering MHC genes regulating immune responses. Based in Boston, United States.
Biography
Baruj Benacerraf was a Venezuelan-American immunologist who shared the Nobel Prize in 1980 for discovering the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes that regulate immune responses. His work on immune response genes was foundational to understanding organ transplant rejection and autoimmune diseases.
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Role of the major histocompatibility complex in the immune response
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The life and contributions of Baruj Benacerraf
1963
Discovered immune response (Ir) genes
Identified genetic factors controlling the ability to mount immune responses to specific antigens
1970
Linked Ir genes to MHC
Demonstrated that immune response genes are part of the major histocompatibility complex
1980
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Shared with Jean Dausset and George Snell for discoveries concerning MHC genes
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