BIOLOGIST

James P. Allison

1948 - Today

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James Patrick Allison (born August 7, 1948) is an American immunologist and Nobel laureate who holds the position of professor and chair of immunology and executive director of immunotherapy platform at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Allison is Regental Professor and Founding-Director of James P. Allison Institute at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. His discoveries have led to new cancer treatments for the deadliest cancers. He is also the director of the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) scientific advisory council. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James P. Allison is the 421st most popular biologist (down from 303rd in 2019), the 3,693rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,871st in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Biologist. Learn more about James P. Allison's academic impact at Rankless.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, James P. Allison ranks 421 out of 1,097. Before him are Alexander Braun, Heinrich Boie, George Albert Boulenger, Carl Hagenbeck, Adolf Mayer, and Martha Chase. After him are Joseph Gaertner, Göran Wahlenberg, Blasius Merrem, Pieter Bleeker, Asa Gray, and Karl Eichwald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, James P. Allison ranks 234. Before him are Aruna Shanbaug case, Rhea Perlman, Pascal Quignard, Joaquín Almunia, Ronnie Van Zant, and Tim Staffell. After him are Art Spiegelman, Abdelmalek Sellal, Paul Milgrom, Manuel Clemente, Dan Halutz, and Pietro Anastasi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James P. Allison ranks 3,693 out of 20,380. Before him are Archibald Gracie IV (1858), Richard Sears (1861), Tom Peters (1942), Denise Richards (1971), Kirk Acevedo (1971), and Elizabeth Monroe (1768). After him are Chad Smith (1961), Barbara Jones (1937), Blake Lively (1987), Elizabeth Roemer (1929), David Ogden Stiers (1942), and Richard Lester (1932).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, James P. Allison ranks 73. Before him are Joel Asaph Allen (1838), Frank Chapman (1864), Esther Lederberg (1922), James Bond (1900), Harold E. Varmus (1939), and Martha Chase (1927). After him are Asa Gray (1810), Arthur Cronquist (1919), Robert Weinberg (1942), Robert Gallo (1937), Luther Burbank (1849), and Sewall Wright (1889).

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