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Also Known As Niels Kaj Jerne
Born December 23, 1911 • London • England
Died October 7, 1994 (aged 82) • France
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1984)
Subjects Of Study antigen-antibody reaction • immune system
Peter B. Medawar, 1960.
Sir Peter B. Medawar
British zoologist
Bruce A. Beutler.
Bruce A. Beutler
American immunologist
Ralph M. Steinman.
Ralph M. Steinman
Canadian immunologist and cell biologist
Jules Hoffmann
Jules Hoffmann
French immunologist
James P. Allison
American immunologist
Tonegawa Susumu
Japanese biologist
Baruj Benacerraf.
Baruj Benacerraf
American immunologist
Burnet, Sir Macfarlane
Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Australian physician
Jean Dausset.
Jean Dausset
French hematologist and immunologist
Bordet, Jules
Jules Bordet
Belgian bacteriologist
César Milstein
Argentine immunologist
Ehrlich, Paul
Paul Ehrlich
German medical scientist
Karl Landsteiner.
Karl Landsteiner
Austrian immunologist and pathologist
Baruch S. Blumberg, 1976.
Baruch S. Blumberg
American physician
Peter C. Doherty
Australian scientist
Rolf M. Zinkernagel.
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Swiss scientist
Georges J.F. Köhler
German immunologist
Tasuku Honjo
Japanese immunologist
Emil von Behring, 1914.
Emil von Behring
German bacteriologist
Alexander Fleming
Alexander Fleming
Scottish bacteriologist