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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.



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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HHMI INVESTIGATOR
1990–Present
The Rockefeller University


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Immunity and Tolerance

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