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Ralph Steinman, Nobel Prize in Medicine 2011

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Ralph Steinman, born in Montréal in 1943 and educated at McGill University, was awarded a share of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering, in 1973, the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity.

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The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine as recorded by NobelPrize.org.

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Ralph M. Steinman – Facts - NobelPrize.org ↗

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