Benacerraf
Britishnoun
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Dr. Beryl Benacerraf, a radiologist with an uncanny visual sense who revolutionized the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities like Down syndrome through the use of ultrasound technology, died on Oct.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
In addition to her son and her husband, a cardiologist and a professor of cardiovascular medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Benacerraf is survived by her daughter, Brigitte Benacerraf Libby, and three grandchildren.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Her father, Dr. Baruj Benacerraf, a Venezuelan-born immunologist, later shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for findings related to genetics.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Suspecting a genetic explanation, Dr. Benacerraf conducted a series of breeding experiments, which ultimately demonstrated that the immune reactions in the guinea pigs were hereditary.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2011
Dr. Benacerraf found the uncharted territory before him irresistible.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2011
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