Un Nobel que intentó curarse a si mismo

Rockefeller University scientist Ralph Steinman, honored today with Nobel Prize 2011 for discovery of dendritic cells, dies at 68


Rockefeller University cell biologist Ralph M. Steinman, who discovered the immune system's sentinel dendritic cells and demonstrated that science can fruitfully harness the power of these cells and other components of the immune system to curb infections and other communicable diseases, is this year’s recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, announced today. He shares half the prize with Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann.


Steinman passed away on September 30. He was 68. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer four years ago, and his life was extended using  a dendritic-cell based immunotherapy of his own design. 


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