George Davis Snell

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George Davis Snell

Biology

#102

World Rank

#184

Historical Rank

#58

USA Rank

Genetics

#24

World Rank

#42

Historical Rank

#18

USA Rank

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• Biology

George Davis Snell's Degrees

• PhD Genetics Cornell University

Why Is George Davis Snell Influential?

According to Wikipedia, George Davis Snell NAS was an American mouse geneticist and basic transplant immunologist. Work George Snell shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Baruj Benacerraf and Jean Dausset for their discoveries concerning "genetically determined structures on the cell surface that regulate immunological reactions". Snell specifically "discovered the genetic factors that determine the possibilities of transplanting tissue from one individual to another. It was Snell who introduced the concept of H antigens." Snell's work in mice led to the discovery of HLA, the major histocompatibility complex, in humans that is analogous to the H-2 complex in mice. Recognition of these key genes was prerequisite to successful tissue and organ transplantation.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With George Davis Snell?

George Davis Snell is affiliated with the following schools:

• Dartmouth College
• Cornell University
• Harvard University