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Sir Peter Brian Medawar OM CH CBE FRS (/ ˈ m ɛ d ə w ər /; 28 February 1915 – 2 October 1987) was a Brazilian-British biologist and writer, whose works on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance have been fundamental to the medical practice of tissue and organ transplants.
Mar 26, 2024 · Sir Peter B. Medawar (born Feb. 28, 1915, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—died Oct. 2, 1987, London, Eng.) was a Brazilian-born British zoologist who received, with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1960 for developing and proving the theory of acquired immunological tolerance, a model that paved the way for ...
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Medawar provided experimental evidence that confirmed Burnet's theory of immunological tolerance, which hypothesized that the concept of "self" was defined by the immune system during embryogenesis. Medawar's interest in immunological tolerance grew directly out of his research in skin grafts begun during the Second World War.
Mar 3, 2015 · The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research at Oxford University was named in honour of his contributions to scientific research. 'Peter Medawar was an absolutely brilliant teacher,' according to one of his former students, Dr Henry Bennet-Clark, Emeritus Reader at the Department of Zoology.
May 18, 2018 · Sir Peter Medawar is best remembered for developing the theory of acquired immunological tolerance, thus laying the foundation for successful organ and tissue transplantation. For this work he received, along with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1960.
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Feb 28, 2022 · On February 28, 1915, British biologist Sir Peter Brian Medawar was born. His work on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance was fundamental to the practice of tissue and organ transplants. Together with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnett he shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “ for discovery of acquired ...
Peter Brian Medawar. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960. Born: 28 February 1915, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Died: 2 October 1987, London, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: University College, London, United Kingdom. Prize motivation: “for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance” Prize share: 1/2. Work.
