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Irving L. Weissman

Isolated the first blood stem cells and discovered the 'don't eat me' signal CD47 on cancer cells.

Stem cell biologist who first purified hematopoietic stem cells, defined leukaemia stem cells, and identified CD47 as a macrophage checkpoint, leading to magrolimab and the innate checkpoint field.

Role
Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor; Founding Director, Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Specialisms
Stem cell biologyCancer stem cellsInnate immune checkpoints

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