Ralph M. Steinman

Premios

1. 2003

   Premio Internacional Canadá Gairdner

   Biología

   For his discovery and characterization of the role of the dendritic cell, a pivotal phagocytic cell in the immune system and essential to the development of vaccines.

2. 2007

   Premio Lasker — Premio Albert Lasker de Investigación Médica Básica

   Biología

   For the discovery of dendritic cells — the preeminent component of the immune system that initiates and regulates the body’s response to foreign antigens.

3. 2011

   Premio Nobel — Medicina

   Biología

   for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity