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Alexander Y. Rudensky, PhD

Alexander Y. Rudensky, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Class of 2022

Scientific Areas of Expertise: Immune Regulation, T cell Biology, Tolerance

For pivotal discoveries of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the immune system governing the differentiation and function of regulatory T cells (Treg), the discovery of the FOXP3 gene switch as a cell lineage specification factor for Tregs, and fundamental contributions to understanding the role of Tregs in the control of autoimmunity, immunity to infections, tumor immunity, and progression.

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