Timothy A. Springer
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Timothy "Tim" A. Springer (born February 23, 1948) is an immunologist and the Latham Family Professor at Harvard Medical School.[5] He is also a professor at the Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and of the Division of Medical Sciences,[5] and a Senior Investigator at the Research Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine of the Boston Children's Hospital.[6] Springer is best known for discovering the first integrins, LFA-1, and intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs),[7] and for elucidating how these cell adhesion molecules function in the immune system. In recent years, Springer's research interest has expanded to malaria, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signaling, and von Willebrand factor.[8][9]
Timothy Alan Springer[1] | |
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Born | (1948-02-23)February 23, 1948[2] |
Education | Harvard University (PhD) University of California, Berkeley (BA)[3] |
Known for | Discovery of LFA-1 and other integrins |
Awards | Robert Koch Prize Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research Canada Gairdner International Award Crafoord Prize |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Immunology Structural biology |
Institutions | Harvard University Boston Children's Hospital Dana Farber Cancer Institute University of Cambridge MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology[3] |
Thesis | Detergent soluble products of HLA (1976) |
Doctoral advisor | Jack Strominger[4] |