T cell Nobel Prize in 2025
IMMUNE Regulatory T Cells: A Nobel-Winning Revolution in Medicine
📄 Life Extension Foundation - Sept 2026 - PDF
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Previous Noble prizes: 1960, 1980, 1996, 2011
| Year | Nobel laureates | What they discovered | Connection to T cells |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Frank Macfarlane Burnet & Peter Medawar | Acquired immunological tolerance | Foundational work underlying understanding of T-cell tolerance |
| 1980 | Baruj Benacerraf, George D. Snell & Jean Dausset | Genetic control of immune responses; major histocompatibility complex (MHC) | Very important for T-cell recognition |
| 1996 | Peter Doherty & Rolf Zinkernagel | How T cells recognize virus-infected cells together with MHC molecules | Directly about T-cell function |
| 2011 | Bruce Beutler, Jules Hoffmann & Ralph Steinman | Innate immunity and dendritic cells | Dendritic cells are crucial for activating T cells |
| 2025 | Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi | Regulatory T cells and peripheral immune tolerance | Directly about Tregs |