Rolf Zinkernagel#
| Membership Number: | 325 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWITZERLAND |
Present and Previous Positions
- Professor Ememritus at the Institute of Experimental Immunology, Zurich
- 1992-2008 Head of Institute of Experimental Immunology, Zurich
- 1988-1992 Full Professor at Department of Pathology at University of Zurich,University Hospital, Zurich
- 1979-1988 Associate Professor at Department of Pathology, University of Zurich,University Hospital, Zurich
- 1976-1979 Assistant Professor at Department of Immunopathology at Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California
- 1971-1973 Postdoctoral Fellow at Institute of Biochemistry at University of Lausanne,Switzerland
- 1975 PhD Thesis at Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Fields of Scholarship
- Immunology
- Pathology
- Cytotoxic T cells
- Tropical diseases
Honours and Awards
- Nobel Prize for Medicine
(1996)
- The Albert Lasker Medical Research Award (1995)
- Christoforo Colombo Award, Genova (1992)
- Naegeli Stiftung, Zurich (1988)
- Institute for Cancer Research, New York (1987)
- Gairdner Foundation International Award, Toronto (1986)
- Paul Ehrlich Prize, Frankfurt (1983)
- Board member of Novartis
- Member of Academia Europea
