Baruj Benacerraf, MD
A Venezuelan-American immunologist, known for the discovery of the major histocompatibility complex.
(1920 – 2011)
A Venezuelan-American immunologist, known for the discovery of the major histocompatibility complex.
Recipient of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Recipient of National Medal of Science (1990) and ten honorary doctorates.
Alma mater
Columbia University
Medical College of Virginia