Baruj Benacerraf (1920-2011)

摘要

Baruj Benacerraf bestrode immunology for five decades. He created the intellectual framework leading to our present understanding of how T lymphocytes recognize antigens, for which he received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He crafted world-renowned centres of immunology at multiple institutions, oversaw the flowering of a premier cancer centre, and was a remarkable mentor to generations of immunologists. He died, aged 90, on 2 August 2011.