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Baruj Benacerraf

Venezuelan-American immunologist

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Baruj Benacerraf Lasry was a Venezuelan immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell surface protein molecules important for the immune system's distinction between self and non-self." His colleagues and shared recipients were Jean Dausset and George Davis Snell.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Caracas wd
Died
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Place of death
Boston wd
Citizenship
Venezuela, United States wd
Occupation
physiologist, immunologist, biologist, physician, university teacher wd
Education
Columbia University, Columbia University School of General Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1980)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II (1982)
  • honorary doctorate from Columbia University (1985)
  • National Medal of Science (1990)
  • honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-II (1991)
  • honorary doctor of Harvard University (1992)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Vienna (1995)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Questions

When was Baruj Benacerraf born?
Baruj Benacerraf was born on 29 October 1920 in Caracas.
Where did Baruj Benacerraf study?
Baruj Benacerraf was educated at Columbia University, Columbia University School of General Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Baruj Benacerraf · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q234701 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Baruj Benacerraf 1969.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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