Peter Medawar

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1. When was Peter Medawar born?February 28, 1915
2. Where was Peter Medawar born?Petrópolis, Brazil
3. What is Peter Medawar known for?Demonstrated the principle of acquired immunological tolerance
4. What is the education?Marlborough College, Magdalen College, Oxford
5. What is the nobel prize awarded?1960 in Physiology or Medicine (shared with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet)
6. Who was Peter Medawar?Peter Medawar was a scientist who studied how the immune system works and helped make organ transplants possible. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for his discoveries.

Acquired Immunological Tolerance: A state of specific non-responsiveness of the immune system to an antigen, induced after birth.
Graft Rejection: The immune response of a recipient to a transplanted organ or tissue, leading to its destruction.
Cerebral Infarction: A stroke caused by a blockage of blood supply to a part of the brain, leading to tissue damage.
Immunology: The branch of medicine and biology concerned with the structure and function of the immune system and with the diseases of that system.