Ralph M. Steinman
Ralph M. Steinman | |
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| Born | Ralph Marvin Steinman January 14, 1943 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | September 30, 2011 (aged 68) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | McGill University (B.S., 1963) Harvard University (M.D., 1968) |
| Known for | Discovery of dendritic cells and their role in adaptive immunity |
| Spouse | Claudia Hoeffel (3 children) |
| Awards | Robert Koch Prize (1999) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2003) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology Cell Biology |
| Institutions | Rockefeller University in New York City |
| Academic advisors | Elizabeth Hay (Harvard) James G. Hirsch and Zanvil A. Cohn (Rockefeller University) |
Ralph Marvin Steinman (January 14, 1943 – September 30, 2011) was a Canadian physician and medical researcher at Rockefeller University, who in 1973 discovered and named dendritic cells while working as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Zanvil A. Cohn, also at Rockefeller University. Steinman was one of the recipients of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.