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Ralph Marvin Steinman (January 14, 1943 – September 30, 2011) was a Canadian-American physician and medical researcher at Rockefeller University, who in 1973 discovered and named dendritic cells while working as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Zanvil A. Cohn, also at Rockefeller University.
- Rockefeller University in New York City
- Discovery of dendritic cells and their role in adaptive immunity
Jan 1, 2012 · When Ralph M. Steinman developed pancreatic cancer, he put his own theories about cancer and the immune system to the test. They kept him alive longer than expected—but three days short of...
Dec 9, 2011 · Ralph M. Steinman, professor of immunology at The Rockefeller University in New York and one of the great immunologists of our time, died on September 30 after a long fight with pancreatic cancer, just three days before the announcement that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the dendritic cell.
- Antonio Lanzavecchia, Federica Sallusto
- 2011
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Subjects Of Study: cell. dendritic cell. immune system. Ralph M. Steinman (born January 14, 1943, Montreal, Canada—died September 30, 2011, New York, New York, U.S.) Canadian immunologist and cell biologist who shared the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (with American immunologist Bruce A. Beutler and French immunologist Jules A ...
- Kara Rogers
Oct 26, 2011 · Immunologist and cheerleader for dendritic-cell biology. Ralph Steinman changed the world of immunology when he discovered dendritic cells, but it took the field a long time to recognize the...
- Michel C. Nussenzweig, Ira Mellman
- 2011
Nov 23, 2011 · Main Text. Ralph Steinman discovered dendritic cells (DCs) in 1973 with Zanvil Cohn. He went on to convince the world by his work that DCs are unique cell types of the immune system fundamental in initiating and regulating immune responses at large. Ralph Steinman had no competitors in science, only collaborators—to his way of thinking, the ...
In 1973, Rockefeller University scientist Ralph M. Steinman identified the cell type that is almost singularly responsible for commanding the efforts of all other immune cells: the dendritic cell. For this discovery, Dr. Steinman received the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
