Ralph M. Steinman

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Ralph M. Steinman

Canadian immunologist and cell biologist

Also known as: Ralph Marvin Steinman

Written by Kara Rogers

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In full:: Ralph Marvin Steinman

Born:: January 14, 1943, Montreal, Canada

Died:: September 30, 2011, New York, New York, U.S. (aged 68)

Awards And Honors:: Nobel Prize

Subjects Of Study:: cell; dendritic cell; immune system

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Ralph M. Steinman (born January 14, 1943, Montreal, Canada—died September 30, 2011, New York, New York, U.S.) Canadian immunologist and cell biologist who shared the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (with American immunologist Bruce A. Beutler and French immunologist Jules A. Hoffmann) for his codiscovery with American cell biologist Zanvil A. Cohn of the dendritic cell (a type of immune cell) and his elucidation of its role in adaptive immunity. Steinman’s work contributed to advances in the understanding and treatment of infections, autoimmune diseases, cancer, and graft rejection. His receipt of the Nobel Prize was deemed unprecedented because ...(100 of 619 words)

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