James P. Allison

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:immunotherapy
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Institute_of_Medicine
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Texas
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkbp:birth_date 1948-08-07
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Alice,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:Tasuku_Honjo
gptkb:Elizabeth_Jaffee
gptkb:Jedd_Wolchok
gptkb:Carl_June
gptkb:Drew_Pardoll
gptkbp:contribution advancements in cancer treatment
development of immune checkpoint inhibitors
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Lasker_Award_for_Basic_Medical_Research
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Medicine
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_London
gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkbp:field immunology
gptkbp:honorary_title Honorary Doctorate from University of Chicago
Honorary Doctorate from University of Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James P. Allison
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/ James_ P._ Allison.jpg/800px-James_ P._ Allison.jpg
gptkbp:impact increased survival rates in melanoma patients
pioneering new cancer therapies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Rolf_Zinkernagel
gptkb:Peter_Doherty
gptkbp:invention gptkb:ipilimumab
gptkb:nivolumab
gptkb:tremelimumab
cancer vaccines
immune checkpoint inhibitors
gptkbp:known_for cancer immunotherapy
CTLA-4 blockade
PD-1 pathway
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:research_areas cancer biology
immune system modulation
therapeutic vaccines
gptkbp:research_focus T cell regulation
gptkbp:spouse Martha Allison
gptkbp:website https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs/institutes/allison-lab.html
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:MD_Anderson_Cancer_Center
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tasuku_Honjo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5