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Bruce Alan Beutler (/ ˈ b ɔɪ t l ər / BOYT-lər; born December 29, 1957) is an American immunologist and geneticist. Together with Jules A. Hoffmann, he received one-half of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for "discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity."
Bruce Beutler, MD, discovered an important family of receptors that allow mammals to sense infections when they occur, triggering a powerful inflammatory response. For this work he received the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Bruce A. Beutler is an American immunologist and corecipient, with French immunologist Jules A. Hoffmann and Canadian immunologist and cell biologist Ralph M. Steinman, of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his “discoveries concerning the activation of the innate immune system.”
Bruce A. Beutler. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011. Born: 29 December 1957, Chicago, IL, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA; The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
She was a lover of classical music and a competent pianist, who in her 60s and 70s, gave lessons to children in her neighborhood. She remained intellectually sharp, trading on the stock market and even learning to program a computer in her late 80s and early 90s.
Bruce BEUTLER, Regental Professor and Director | Cited by 78,666 | of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas (UT Southwestern) | Read 534 publications | Contact Bruce BEUTLER
Bruce A. Beutler, Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern), was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The prize was shared by three immunologists.
Telephone interview with Bruce A. Beutler following the announcement of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 3 October 2011. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editorial Director of Nobel Media.
The genetic philosophy is one in which hypothesis is renounced in favor of a search for exceptions to the norm, induced by mutation. Using genetics to answer questions about mammalian immunity was an epiphany for me, and genetics will likely sustain my work for the rest of my life.
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Aug 6, 2013 · Bruce Beutler. Photo by Brian Coats for UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Beutler received the prize for his discovery of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, the first-known mammalian receptor protein of the innate immune system.
