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Watch: Bruin Nobel winner Fred Ramsdell on UCLA, research funding and his ‘Nobel dinner’
Immunologist Frederick J. "Fred" Ramsdell, a UCLA alumnus who earned his doctorate in microbiology and immunology in 1987, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Oct. 6 for his groundbreaking work on how the human immune system regulates itself. He shared the prize with colleagues Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi.
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In the video above, Ramsdell discusses how his experiences at UCLA shaped his scientific career, why federal funding is crucial to biomedical research that saves and improves lives, and what he ate for his celebratory Nobel dinner.
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