John Kappler
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| Born | December 22, 1943 |
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| Known for | discovery ofT cell receptor |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Medicine,2015 |
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| Website | KM lab website |
John Wayne Kappler(born December 22, 1943, inBaltimore, Maryland) is a professor in the Department of Integrated Immunology atNational Jewish Health.[2]His principal research is inT cell biology,a subject he collaborates on with his wifePhilippa Marrack.[3]In 1983 they discovered theT cell receptor,together with Ellis Reinherz andJames Allison.
Awards[edit]
- 1986 – Appointed investigator,Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- 1989 – Elected member,National Academy of Sciences
- 1993 – Cancer Research InstituteWilliam B. Coley Award
- 1993 -Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
- 1994 –Louisa Gross Horwitz Prizefor Biology or Biochemistry (Columbia University)
- 2015 –Wolf Prize in Medicine
References[edit]
- ^"John W. Kappler".
- ^"John Kappler, PhD".Archived fromthe originalon May 17, 2008.RetrievedNovember 2,2008.
- ^Rennie, J.(1992)Profile: Philippa Marrack and John Kappler – Keeping It In the Family,Scientific American267(2), 43-44.
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