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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.
- 8 October 1927, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Biochemistry
Mar 27, 2024 · César Milstein (born October 8, 1927, Bahía Blanca, Argentina—died March 24, 2002, Cambridge, England) was an Argentine-British immunologist who in 1984, with Georges Köhler and Niels K. Jerne, received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work in the development of monoclonal antibodies.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
César Milstein is an Argentine-born immunologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1984 for his work on the generation of monoclonal antibodies. He was a pioneer of immunology research and a leader in the development of recombinant DNA technology. Learn about his life, education, career, awards and publications from his Nobel Prize biography.
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César Milstein, Ph.D. Brief Bio. César Milstein was born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, on October 8, 1927. His father, a Jewish immigrant who made the journey from Ukraine to Argentina by himself as a teenager, and his mother, a teacher who was raised in a working class, immigrant family, made education a priority for César and his two brothers and encouraged them to attend university.
Jun 1, 2002 · César Milstein was born in 1927 at Bahia Blanca, Argentina, to immigrants from Russia involved in the secular, intellectual Jewish culture of the time. César was an adventurous youth who went to ...
- Timothy A. Springer
- 2002
Dec 2, 2016 · César Milstein and Georges Köhler together in 1984, the year they were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, jointly with Niels Jerne. Credit: Photo reproduced courtesy of the MRC ...
Mar 26, 2002 · Dr. César Milstein, who shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Medicine for a revolutionary technique to produce antibodies that latch onto specific proteins, died on Sunday in Cambridge, England. He was 74.
