Niels Kaj Jerne(1911)
MedicineNiels Kaj Jerne is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1984) from Denmark. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Leiden University and University of Copenhagen. They have been affiliated with University of Pittsburgh.
Denmark
3
Major Awards
58
Publications
8,128
Citations
24
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Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
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The Nobel Lectures in Immunology. The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1984. The generative grammar of the immune system.
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology(1993)
9
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Recent Publications
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The somatic generation of immune recognition
European Journal of Immunology2004
131citations
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The Generative Grammar of the Immune System
EMBO Journal1993
135citations
Open AccessThe Nobel Lectures in Immunology
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology1993
63citations
The Nobel Lectures in Immunology. The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1984. The generative grammar of the immune system.
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology1993
9citations
Table of Contents
The EMBO Journal1985
0citations
Open AccessThe generative grammar of the immune system
Bioscience Reports1985
33citations
Open AccessCareer Path
Award progression over time
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
CM
César Milstein
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1984)
GJ
Georges J. F. Köhler
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1984)
NK
Niels K. Jerne
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1984)
GJ
Georges J.F. Köhler
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1984)
RB
Robert Bruce Merrifield
Gairdner International Award (1970)
RD
Richard Doll
Gairdner International Award (1970)
VD
Vincent Dole
Gairdner International Award (1970)
RA
Robert A. Good
Gairdner International Award (1970)
Education
Leiden University
University of Copenhagen
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Physical Society Fellow
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
AZ
Andrew Z. Fire
Gairdner International Award (2008)
CC
Craig C. Mello
Gairdner International Award (2008)
BJ
Barry J. Marshall
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2005)
SB
Sydney Brenner
Dan David Prize (2003)
James W. Black
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1988)
Godfrey N. Hounsfield
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1979)
Francis Crick
Copley Medal (1975)
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
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