list of immunologists list of immunologists this is a list of notable immunologists. this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. pioneers edward jenner (1749-1823), discovered that cowpox induces protection against smallpox louis pasteur (1822-1895), his experiments confirmed the germ theory of disease, he also created the first vaccine for rabies nobel laureates 1901 emil adolf von behring (1854-1917), "for his serum therapy to treat diphtheria" (first ever nobel prize in physiology or medicine) 1908 eli metchnikoff (1845-1916) and paul ehrlich (1854-1915), "for study of the immune system" 1919 jules bordet (1870-1961), "for discovery of the complement system in the immune system" 1930 karl landsteiner (1868-1943), "for discovery of human blood types" 1960 peter b. medawar (1915-1987) and frank macfarlane burnet (1899-1985), "for the discovery that the immune system of the fetus learns how to distinguish between self and non-self" 1972 gerald maurice edelman (1929-2014) and rodney robert porter (1917-1985), "for discovering the chemical structure of antibodies" 1980 baruj benacerraf (1920-2011), jean dausset (1916-2009) and george davis snell (1903-1996), "for discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell surface molecules important for the immune system's distinction between self and non-self" 1984 niels jerne (1911-1994), georges j. f. köhler (1946-1995) and césar milstein (1927-2002), "for work on the immune system and the production of monoclonal antibodies" 1987 susumu tonegawa (1939-), "for discovering how the large diversity of antibodies is produced genetically" 1989 j. michael bishop (1936-) and harold e. varmus (1939-), "for discovering the cellular origins of retroviral oncogenes" 1996 peter c. doherty (1940-) and rolf m. zinkernagel (1944-), "for describing how mhc molecules are used by white blood cells to detect and kill virus-infected cells." 2011 bruce beutler (1957-), jules a. hoffmann (1941-), "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" and ralph marvin steinman (1943-2011)"for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity" 2018 james p. allison (1948-) and tasuku honjo (1942-), "for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation." notable immunologists vital brazil (1865–1950) alan aderem, innate immunity lorne babiuk (1946-) mike belosevic (1951-) kiril bratanov (1911-1986), pioneer in the area of immunology of reproduction william coley (1862-1936), pioneer of cancer immunotherapy albert coons (1912-1978), developed immunofluorescent techniques for labelling antibodies max d. cooper (1933-), identification of t and b cells yehuda danon (1940-) deborah doniach (1912-2004), organ-specific auto-immunity eva engvall (1940-), one of the scientists who invented elisa in 1971. anthony fauci (1940-) denise faustman (1958-), type 1 diabetes william frankland (1912-2020), popularisation of the uk pollen count, and prediction of increased penicillin allergy ian frazer (1953-), development of a cervical cancer vaccine samuel o. freedman (1928-), discovered carcinoembryonic antigen jules t. freund (1890-1960) sankar ghosh john grange (1943-2016) waldemar haffkine (1860-1930), first microbiologist who developed and used vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague. michael heidelberger (1888-1991), showed that antibodies are proteins george heist (1886-1920) leonard herzenberg (1931-2013) miroslav holub (1923-1998) charles janeway (1943-2003), wrote the standard textbook immunobiology dermot kelleher tadamitsu kishimoto (1939-) jan klein (1936-), mhc mary loveless (1899-1991), insect venom allergy tak wah mak (1946-), discovery of the t-cell receptor alberto mantovani polly matzinger (1947-), immunological tolerance, danger model, hyppo model ira mellman jacques miller (1931-) avrion mitchison (1928-) michael neuberger (1953-2013) evelyn nicol (1930-2020) alan munro (1937-) gustav nossal (1931-) santa j. ono (1962-) thomas platts-mills (1941-), discovered dust-mite allergen and alpha-gal allergy from tick bites nicholas p. restifo (1960-) ivan roitt (1927-) jon van rood (1926-2017), pioneer in the field of hla and immunogenetics of transplantation, the founder of the international organ exchange organization eurotransplant mario rosemblatt (1941-), who established that dendritic cells are responsible for imprinting the tissue-specific homing of t lymphocytes fred rosen (1930-2005), discovered the cause of x-linked hyper igm syndrome shimon sakaguchi (1948-), discovery of regulatory t cells louis w. sauer (1885-1980), perfected pertussis vaccine, developed diphtheria/p daertussis/tetanus vaccine emil skamene (1941-) david talmage (1919-2014), clonal selection theory james s. tan (1927-2006) reyes tamez (1952-) kevin j. tracey (1957-) jan vilcek (1933-) ellen vitetta alexander s. wiener (1907-1976) don wiley (1944-2001), crystallography of hla proteins ian wilson (biologist) ernst witebsky (1901-1969), isolation and partial characterization of a and b blood antigens jian zhou (1957-1999), with co-inventor ian frazer has priority for invention of virus-like particle and hpv vaccine immunologists in popular culture allison cameron, character on the television series house m.d.