In 1996, Rolf Martin Zinkernagel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for how immune T cells recognize cells infected by viruses. His experiments with Peter Doherty established the requirement for simultaneous recognition of viral fragments and host histocompatibility molecules.
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Rolf Martin Zinkernagel
Nobel Prize history for Rolf Martin Zinkernagel based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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