Baruj Benacerraf is a Venezuelan-born immunologist whose major contribution to modern immunology was the discovery of the immune-response gene (Ir) , which triggers the body's war on disease. For his work linking Ir genes to the major...

Baruj Benacerraf was born in Caracas, Venezuela; his father was a wealthy textile merchant. Benacerraf grew up in France, then attended Columbia University in New York where he got his degree in 1942. He married and became a naturalized United States...

Baruj Benacerraf was born in Caracas, Venezuela; his father was a wealthy textile merchant. Benacerraf grew up in France, then attended Columbia University in New York where he got his degree in 1942. He married and became a naturalized United States...

Baruj Benacerraf's experience with asthma as a child sparked his interest in the body's immune reactions. He researched immunological hypersensitivity with American chemist, Elvin Kabat at the College of Physician's and Surgeons at Columbia University...

Baruj Benacerraf was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of a wealthy textile merchant. Benacerraf grew up in France, then attended Columbia University in New York, where he graduated in 1942. Benacerraf married and became a naturalized United States...