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Ralph M. Steinman

Canadian immunologist and cell biologist (1943–2011)

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Ralph Marvin Steinman was a Canadian 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. Steinman was one of the recipients of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Born
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Place of birth
Montreal wd
Died
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Place of death
Manhattan wd
Citizenship
Canada, United States wd
Occupation
biologist, immunologist, physician, professor, researcher wd
Education
Harvard Medical School, McGill University, The Rockefeller University wd

Awards wd

  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2007)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (2003)
  • Albany Medical Center Prize (2009)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2011)
  • Emil-von-Behring-Prize (1996)
  • William B. Coley Award (1998)
  • Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine (2010)
  • Max Planck Research Award (1998)
  • Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine (2006)
  • Robert Koch Prize (1999)
  • Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology (2004)
  • honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1999)
  • Clarivate Citation Laureates (2010)

Questions

When was Ralph M. Steinman born?
Ralph M. Steinman was born on 14 January 1943 in Montreal.
Where did Ralph M. Steinman study?
Ralph M. Steinman was educated at Harvard Medical School, McGill University, The Rockefeller University.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Ralph M. Steinman · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q105494 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: RMSt.jpg by Kupal123 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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