Philippa Marrack
Philippa Marrack | |
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| Born | 28 June 1945 Ewell, England |
| Other names | Pippa Marrack |
| Alma mater | New Hall, Cambridge (University of Cambridge) (M.A., Ph.D) |
| Known for | discovery of T cell receptor, discovery of superantigens, T cells, autoimmune disease |
| Spouse | John W. Kappler |
| Awards | Member, National Academy of Sciences (1989) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1995) Dickson Prize (1996) Fellow, Royal Society (1997) L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (2004) National Women's Hall of Fame (2015) Wolf Prize in Medicine (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology |
| Institutions | University of California, San Diego University of Rochester National Jewish Health University of Colorado Denver HHMI MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology |
| Doctoral advisor | Alan Munro |
| Website | KM lab website |
Philippa Marrack, FRS (born 28 June 1945) is an English immunologist and academic, based in the United States, best known for her research and discoveries pertaining to T cells. Marrack is the Ida and Cecil Green Professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Research at National Jewish Health and a distinguished professor of immunology and microbiology at the University of Colorado Denver.