Ralph M. Steinman
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Ralph Marvin Steinman, M.D., is an immunologist and cell biologist at Rockefeller University, who coined the term dendritic cells together with Zanvil A. Cohn in 1973.[1] and its research. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his life-long work on dendritic cells, such as the Albert Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research (2007) and the Gairdner Foundation International Award (2003). In addition, he was made a member of Institute of Medicine (U.S.A.; elected 2002) and the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.A.; elected 2001).
[edit] References
- ^ Steinman RM, Cohn ZA (1973). "Identification of a novel cell type in peripheral lymphoid organs of mice. I. Morphology, quantitation, tissue distribution". J. Exp. Med. 137 (5): 1142-62. doi:. PMID 4573839.
[edit] External links
- http://www.rockefeller.edu/
- http://www.gairdner.org/
- http://www.nationalacademies.org/
- http://www.laskerfoundation.org/
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