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Jean Dausset

Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1980
Jean Dausset — Nobel Prize
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Medicine 1980
Born : 1916-10-19 — Toulouse, France
Died : 2009-06-06
“for their discoveries concerning genetically determined structures on the cell surface that regulate immunological reactions”
Medicine · 1980
Jean Dausset, born on October 19, 1916, in Toulouse, France, was a renowned French immunologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1980 for his discoveries concerning genetically determined structures on the cell surface that regulate immunological reactions. Dausset dedicated his career to research on the immune system and contributed to the understanding of autoimmune diseases. He passed away on June 6, 2009.

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Who is Jean Dausset?
Jean Dausset, born on October 19, 1916, in Toulouse, France, was a renowned French immunologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1980 for his discoveries concerning genetically determined structures on the cell surface that regulate immunological reactions. Dausset dedicated his career to research on the immune system and contributed to the understanding of autoimmune diseases. He passed away on June 6, 2009.
In what year did Jean Dausset win the Nobel Prize?
1980 — Medicine
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