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Michel C. Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D.

Michel C. Nussenzweig

Dr. Nussenzweig is also Sherman Fairchild Professor and Senior Physician at the Rockefeller University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree for work on dendritic cells with Ralph Steinman at Rockefeller. He earned an M.D. degree from New York University Medical School. Dr. Nussenzweig trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. His postdoctoral research was done with Philip Leder at Harvard Medical School on immunoglobulin genes and B cell development. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.



RESEARCH ABSTRACT SUMMARY:

Michel Nussenzweig's research is focused on understanding the development and function of antibody-producing B lymphocytes and dendritic cells.

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Photo: Paul Fetters

HHMI INVESTIGATOR
1990– Present
The Rockefeller University

Education
bullet icon B.A., New York University
bullet icon Ph.D., The Rockefeller University
bullet icon M.D., New York University School of Medicine
Member
bullet icon Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
bullet icon American Academy of Arts and Sciences
bullet icon American Society for Clinical Investigation
bullet icon National Academy of Sciences
Awards
bullet icon Solomon A. Berson Award for Basic Science
bullet icon Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for Arthritis Research

Research Abstract
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Immunity and Tolerance

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