Ralph Steinman

Also known as Ralph M. Steinman, Ralph Marvin Steinman

Canadian immunologist and cell biologist (1943–2011)

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Ralph Steinman was a Canadian scientist who made groundbreaking discoveries about how the immune system recognizes and fights disease, particularly through his work on a type of immune cell called dendritic cells. His research fundamentally changed our understanding of immunity and earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2011, shortly before his death.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1947-11-01
Active to: 2021-04-19

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Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
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Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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Dendritic cells and the control of immunity
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Commons category: Ralph M. Steinman
date of birth: 1943-01-14
date of death: 2011-09-30
name in native language: Ralph Marvin Steinman

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Ralph Marvin Steinman (January 14, 1943 – September 30, 2011) 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.

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