Birthdate: October 19, 1916
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: June 6, 2009
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset was a prominent French immunologist celebrated for his innovative contributions to the field of immunogenetics. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 for identifying and characterizing the genes associated with the major histocompatibility complex. Dausset’s groundbreaking discoveries transformed the understanding of immune responses and facilitated progress in transplantation medicine. He founded the Human Polymorphism Study Center (CEPH) to advance research in human genetic diversity, leaving a significant legacy in the scientific community.
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