Polly Matzinger

Polly Matzinger
Born (1947-07-21) July 21, 1947 (age 77)
Alma materUniversity of California, Irvine (BS)
University of California, San Diego (PhD)
Known forDanger model
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology
InstitutionsNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Polly Celine Eveline Matzinger (born July 21, 1947) is a French-born immunologist who proposed the danger model theory of how the immune system works.[1]

  1. ^ Oakes, Elizabeth H. (2014-05-14). A to Z of STS Scientists. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438109251.