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Born on April 23, 1961, Mary E. Brunkow is from Portland, Oregon, United States. Public records list Mary E. Brunkow as a molecular biologist and immunologist. The age as of 2026 is 65. Schooling on record includes University of Washington.
My Take
Mary E. Brunkow is the kind of figure I think the public underrates and the scientific world reveres. Born in Portland in 1961 and trained at the University of Washington, she helped identify the FOXP3 gene behind the scurfy mouse phenotype, a discovery that became bedrock for modern regulatory T cell biology. That's not flashy fame; it's the slow, patient kind of brilliance that quietly reshapes how we understand the immune system. I find her career genuinely moving, and the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi, confirmed what that patient lab work meant for medicine.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mary E. Brunkow
- Name (Japanese)
- メアリー・E・ブランコウ
- Reading
- めありー・E・ぶらんこう
- Born
- April 23, 1961 (age 65)
- Origin
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Occupation
- molecular biologist / immunologist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
2. Background
- University
- University of Washington
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Mary E. Brunkow was born on April 23, 1961 and is 65 years old.
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Mary E. Brunkow is from Portland, Oregon, United States.
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Mary E. Brunkow works as molecular biologist, immunologist.
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Mary E. Brunkow attended University of Washington.
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