Background
Benacerraf, Baruj was born on October 29, 1920 in Caracas, Venezuela. Arrived in United States, 1939, naturalized, 1943. Son of Abraham and Henriette (Lasry) Benacerraf.
Benacerraf, Baruj was born on October 29, 1920 in Caracas, Venezuela. Arrived in United States, 1939, naturalized, 1943. Son of Abraham and Henriette (Lasry) Benacerraf.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, New York City, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, Medical College Virginia, 1945. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Geneva, 1980.
Doctor of Science (honorary), New York University, 1981. Doctor of Science (honorary), Virginia Commonwealth University, 1981. Doctor of Science (honorary), Yeshiva University, 1982.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Aix-Marseille, 1982. Doctor of Science (honorary), Columbia University, 1985. Doctor of Science (honorary), Adelphi University, 1988.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Weizmann Institute, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), Harvard University, 1992. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Bordeaux, 1993.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Vienna, 1995.
Intern Queens General Hospital, New York City, 1945—1946. Research fellow department microbiology Columbia University College Physicians & Surgeons, 1948—1950. Researcher National Center for Science Research (National Center for Scientific Research), Paris, 1950—1956.
Assistant professor pathology New York University School Medicine, 1956—1958, associate professor, 1958—1960, professor, 1960—1968. Chief immunology National Institute Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1968—1970. Fabyan professor comparative pathology, chairman department pathology Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970—1991, retired, 1991.
Pres, Chief Executive Officer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (formerly Sidney Farber Cancer Institute), Brookline, Massachusetts, 1980—1991, Dana-Farber Inc, 1990—1995. Capt MC Army of the United States, 1946-1948.
Immunology "A" Study Section, National Instituts of Health 1965-1969. Scientific Advisory Board, Trudeau Foundation 1970-1977. Scientific Advisory Board Massachusetts General Hospital 1971-1974.
Board of Governors Weizmann Institute of Science. American Association of Immunologists, American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Society for Experimental Pathology, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. British Association for Immunology', French Society of Biological Chemistry', Harvey Society, New York Academy, of Sciences, American Academy, of Sciences, Institute of Medicine.
Married Annette Dreyfus, March 24, 1943. 1 child Beryl.