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César Milstein, CH, FRS (8 October 1927 – 24 March 2002) was an Argentine biochemist in the field of antibody research. Milstein shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 with Niels Kaj Jerne and Georges J. F. Köhler for developing the hybridoma technique for the production of monoclonal antibodies.
Cesar Milstein was an Argentinian biochemist who received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of monoclonal antibody. Explore this biography to get details about his life, career and scientific discoveries.
Mar 24, 2002 · Achievements. Milstein was important in advancing the knowledge of antibodies, notably their structure, expression and diversity. In 1984 he was awarded a Nobel Prize for his development, with Georges Kohler, of monoclonal antibodies in 1975.
- Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Jun 1, 2002 · Their invention sprang from basic research on antibody diversity and specificity, and spawned revolutionary advances in biology, medicine and industry. Celia and César Milstein, with Tim and...
- Timothy A. Springer
- 2002
César Milstein held his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 1984, at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. He was presented by Professor Hans Wigzell of the Karolinska Institutet. From the Structure of Antibodies to the Diversification of the Immune Response
Apr 25, 2002 · Milstein, who died on 24 March, was coinventor with Georges Köhler of the hybridoma technique of producing monoclonal antibodies – an innovation that revolutionized wide areas of biomedicine.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984 for theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the discovery of the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies, shared with Niels Kaj Jerne and Georges Köhler.
