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Baruj Benacerraf
Baruj Benacerraf is a Venezuelan-American immunologist who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "the discovery of major complex tissue compatibility genes that encode protein molecules on the surface of organelles. From the distinction of the immune system between self and not autologous. " His colleagues and joint recipients are Jean Dausset and George Davis Snell.
BornOctober 29, 1920, Caracas, Venezuela
DiedAugust 02, 2011, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, U.S.
CitizenshipVenezuela/American
NationalityVenezuela
Fieldsimmunology, medicine
InstitutionsNew York University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, National Institutes of Health, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute
Alma materColumbia University, Medical College of Virginia
Known forMajor histocompatibility complex
Notable awardsNational Medal of Science, 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
SpouseAnnette (Dreyfus) Benacerraf, (1922–2011, m.1943–2011, her death)
Childrenone daughter, Beryl Rica Benacerraf, b. 1949

About Baruj Benacerraf

Physiologist Baruj Benacerraf was born in Venezuela on October 29, 1920. He dies at the age of 90, on August 2, 2011.

In 1980, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in immunology. His study has led to new insights into diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

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Baruj Benacerraf before becoming famous

Baruj Benacerraf was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1920 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1940, he immigrated from Venezuela to the United States, where he received his doctorate from the Medical College of Virginia.

Achievement of Baruj Benacerraf

He was awarded honorary degrees from 10 different universities, including Harvard University and Colombia.

Baruj Benacerraf's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Annette, his wife, died on June 3, 2011, just a few days before he did. Paul Benacerraf, his brother, is a philosopher.

Baruj Benacerraf Collabed with

He and Biologist Robert Koch, a German physician, were both awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Baruj Benacerraf Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Baruj Benacerraf updated on March 18 2023.