John Kappler

John Wayne Kappler (born 22 December 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a professor in the Department of Integrated Immunology at National Jewish Health.[2] His principal research is in T cell biology, a subject he collaborates on with his wife Philippa Marrack.[3] In 1983 they discovered the T cell receptor, together with Ellis Reinherz and James Allison.

John Kappler
Born(1943-12-22)December 22, 1943
Alma mater
Known fordiscovery of T cell receptor
AwardsWolf Prize in Medicine, 2015
Scientific career
Institutions
  • National Jewish Health
  • HHMI
WebsiteKM lab website

Awards

References

  1. https://www.hhmi.org/scientists/john-w-kappler
  2. "John Kappler, PhD". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  3. Rennie, J. (1992) Profile: Philippa Marrack and John Kappler – Keeping It In the Family, Scientific American 267(2), 43-44.


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