Class of 2021
Scientific Areas of Expertise: Immune System Signaling and Transcription; Inflammatory Diseases; Tumor Immunology
For isolating and characterizing genes involved in mediating immune responses, including interferon-beta and interleukin-2, and for his discovery of the interferon regulatory family of transcription factors, which has resulted in improved understanding of the interplay between innate and adaptive immune responses, as well as the molecular mechanisms by which gene expression changes and signal transduction impacts immune system function, cancer initiation, and progression.