Ralph M. Steinman

Ralph Marvin Steinman, M.D., is an immunologist and cell biologist at Rockefeller University, who coined the term dendritic cells together with Zanvil A. Cohn in 1973.cite journal |author=Steinman RM, Cohn ZA |title=Identification of a novel cell type in peripheral lymphoid organs of mice. I. Morphology, quantitation, tissue distribution |journal=J. Exp. Med. |volume=137 |issue=5 |pages=1142-62 |year=1973 |pmid=4573839 |doi= |doi=10.1084/jem.137.5.1142] and its research. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his life-long work on dendritic cells, such as the Albert Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research (2007) and the Gairdner Foundation International Award (2003). In addition, he was made a member of Institute of Medicine (U.S.A.; elected 2002) and the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.A.; elected 2001).

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*http://www.rockefeller.edu/
*http://www.gairdner.org/
*http://www.nationalacademies.org/
*http://www.laskerfoundation.org/