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Benacerraf

British  
/ ˌbɛnəˈsɛrɑːf /

noun

  1. Baruj . 1920–2011, Venezuelan-born US immunologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1980) for his work on histocompatibility antigens

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But although Ms. Benacerraf was celebrated, she was not prolific.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

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

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

The Benacerraf home in Manhattan was a “French oasis,” Dr. Benacerraf said in the 2021 interview.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

Dr. Benacerraf found the uncharted territory before him irresistible.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2011

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