Rolf M. Zinkernagel

Curriculum Vitae

Rolf M. Zinkernagel, born January 6, 1944, Basel, Switzerland
Address: Institute of Experimental Immunology, Department of Pathology,
University of Zurich, University Hospital, Sternwartstrasse 2,
8091 Zurich, Switzerland
 
Academic Education
1962-1968 University of Basel, Faculty of Medicine
1968 National Board Examination, University of Basel, Faculty of Medicine
1970 MD Thesis, University of Basel, Faculty of Medicine
1975 PhD Thesis, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
 
Appointments and Professional Activities
1969-1970 Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Electron Microscopy,
Institute of Anatomy, University of Basel
1971-1973 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne,
Switzerland
1973-1975 Visiting Fellow, Department of Microbiology, The John Curtin School of
Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
1976-1979 Associate (Assistant Professor), Department of Immunopathology,
Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California
1977-1979 Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, UCSD, USA
1979 Member (Full Professor), Department of Immunopathology,
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
1979-1988 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Zurich,
University Hospital, Zurich
1988-1992 Full Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Zurich,
University Hospital, Zurich
1992- Head, Institute of Experimental Immunology, Zurich
 
Fellowships and Awards
1981 Cloetta Stiftung, Zurich
1982 Jung Stiftung, Hamburg
1983 Paul Ehrlich Prize, Frankfurt
1985 Mack-Forster Prize, Europ Ass Clin Inv
1986 Gairdner Foundation International Award, Toronto
1987 Institute for Cancer Research, New York
1988 Louis Jeantet Foundation, Geneva
1988 Naegeli Stiftung, Zurich
1992 Christoforo Colombo Award, Genova
1995 The Albert Lasker Medical Research Award

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute

 

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