Benacerraf, Baruj

1920 –Venezuelan-born American immunologist noted for his work on the genetics of the immune system.

Keywords: immune response (Ir) genes

 Further Reading
    book Benacerraf B (1998) From Caracas to Stockholm: A Life in Medical Science. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
    proceedings Katz D and Benacerraf B (eds) (1976) The Role of Products of the Histocompatibility Gene Complex in Immune Responses (proceedings of an international conference held at Brook Lodge, Augusta, Michigan, 3–7 November 1975). New York: Academic Press.
    book Unanue ER and Benacerraf B (1984) Textbook of Immunology, 2nd edn. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
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Sankaran, Neeraja(Apr 2001) Benacerraf, Baruj. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002734]