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Fred Ramsdell

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Fred Ramsdell

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Also known as Frederick Jay Ramsdell

American immunologist

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Fred Ramsdell, born Frederick Jay Ramsdell on December 4, 1960, in Elmhurst, is an American immunologist. He holds United States citizenship and speaks English. His academic background includes education at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ramsdell has been employed by the United States National Institutes of Health and Novo Nordisk. He is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the Crafoord Prize. His work in immunology has been recognized in the Nobel Laureates and Nobel Medicine collections.

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Born
Frederick Jay Ramsdell , ( 1960-12-04 ) December 4, 1960 (age 65) , Elmhurst, Illinois , U.S.
Education
University of California, San Diego ( BS ), University of California, Los Angeles ( PhD )
Awards
Crafoord Prize (2017), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2025)
Institutions
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Thesis
Generation of lymphokine-activated killer cells from non-natural killer cell sources: Development from human thymocytes (1988)
Academic advisors
Sidney Golub

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2025

    for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance

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Given name
Fred
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Elmhurst
Occupation
immunologist
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
immunology
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Fred Ramsdell - US Embassy Sweden Nobel Reception 2025.jpg
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date of birth
1960-12-04
birth name
Frederick Jay Ramsdell
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Fred Ramsdell
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Encyclopedic overview

Frederick Jay Ramsdell (born December 4, 1960) is an American immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate. As of 2025, he is an advisor at Sonoma Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company co-founded by him.

In 2025, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Mary E. Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work in peripheral tolerance.

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