| Rolf M. Zinkernagel, born January 6, 1944, Basel, Switzerland | |
| Address: | Institute of Experimental
Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Zurich, University Hospital, Sternwartstrasse 2, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Academic Education | |
| 1962-1968 | University of Basel, Faculty of Medicine |
| 1968 | National Board Examination, University of Basel, Faculty of Medicine |
| 1970 | MD Thesis, University of Basel, Faculty of Medicine |
| 1975 | PhD Thesis, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia |
| Appointments and Professional Activities | |
| 1969-1970 | Postdoctoral Fellow,
Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Institute of Anatomy, University of Basel |
| 1971-1973 | Postdoctoral Fellow,
Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 1973-1975 | Visiting Fellow,
Department of Microbiology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia |
| 1976-1979 | Associate (Assistant
Professor), Department of Immunopathology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California |
| 1977-1979 | Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, UCSD, USA |
| 1979 | Member (Full Professor),
Department of Immunopathology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation |
| 1979-1988 | Associate Professor,
Department of Pathology, University of Zurich, University Hospital, Zurich |
| 1988-1992 | Full Professor,
Department of Pathology, University of Zurich, University Hospital, Zurich |
| 1992- | Head, Institute of Experimental Immunology, Zurich |
| Fellowships and Awards | |
| 1981 | Cloetta Stiftung, Zurich |
| 1982 | Jung Stiftung, Hamburg |
| 1983 | Paul Ehrlich Prize, Frankfurt |
| 1985 | Mack-Forster Prize, Europ Ass Clin Inv |
| 1986 | Gairdner Foundation International Award, Toronto |
| 1987 | Institute for Cancer Research, New York |
| 1988 | Louis Jeantet Foundation, Geneva |
| 1988 | Naegeli Stiftung, Zurich |
| 1992 | Christoforo Colombo Award, Genova |
| 1995 | The Albert Lasker Medical Research Award |
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute