Jonathan Sprent FRS | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
Known for | T cells |
Awards | Taylor Prize (1995) AAI Lifetime Achievement Award (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | immunology |
Institutions | Garvan Institute of Medical Research |
Doctoral advisor | Jacques Miller |
Professor Jonathan Sprent, FRS , is an Australian immunologist. His research has focused on the formation and activation of T cell leukocytes, and methods to overcome T cell-mediated rejection of transplanted tissue. [1]
He is an honorary member of the British Society for Immunology. [3]
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