Tasuku Honjo
Immunologist, Nobel Prize in Medicine
Born in 1942, an immunologist contributed significantly to the understanding of immune checkpoints, which regulate immune responses. Conducted research that led to the discovery of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), a key player in cancer immunotherapy. This groundbreaking work has paved the way for new cancer treatment strategies, particularly utilizing immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2018
Discovered programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)
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