| Charles A. Dinarello | |
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Charles Dinarello, 2010
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| Born | April 22, 1943 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Medicine Immunology |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Denver |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | Research on inflammatory cytokines |
| Notable awards | Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2010) Crafoord Prize (2009) Albany Medical Center Prize (2009) |
Charles A. Dinarello (born April 22, 1943) is a professor of medicine currently at the University of Colorado at Denver. He is an expert on inflammatory cytokines, specifically Interleukin 1.
Dinarello received his Doctor of Medicine in 1969 at Yale University and since 1996, he is Professor of Medicine at University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dinarello is considered one of the founding fathers of cytokines having purified and cloned interleukin-1. This important step established the validation of cytokines as mediators of disease, particularly of inflammation. Current studies blocking IL-1 in humans supports Dinarello's and his co-workers pivotal contributions to cytokine biology and the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases.
He's fluent in English and German.