John Wayne Kappler (born December 22, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a professor in the Department of Integrated Immunology at National Jewish Health.[2] His principal research is in T cell biology, a subject he collaborates on with his wife Philippa Marrack.[3] In 1983 they discovered the T cell receptor, together with Ellis Reinherz and James Allison.
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| Born | December 22, 1943 |
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| Known for | discovery of T cell receptor |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Medicine, 2015 |
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| Website | KM lab website |
Awards
edit- 1986 – Appointed investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- 1989 – Elected member, National Academy of Sciences
- 1993 – Cancer Research Institute William B. Coley Award
- 1993 - Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
- 1994 – Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry (Columbia University)
- 2015 – Wolf Prize in Medicine
References
edit- ^ "John W. Kappler".
- ^ "John Kappler, PhD". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
- ^ Rennie, J. (1992) Profile: Philippa Marrack and John Kappler – Keeping It In the Family, Scientific American 267(2), 43-44.
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