The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960
Awarded on: 1960-10-20
"for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance"
Affiliations:
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research – Melbourne, Australia
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Born: 1899-09-03 in Traralgon, Australia
Gender: male
Field: Australian virologist (1899–1985)
Biography
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist known for his contributions to immunology. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance. He also developed the theory of clonal selection.