Bruce Beutler

Bruce Beutler (born December 29, 1957) is an American immunologist and geneticist. Together with Jules A. Hoffmann, he received half of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity.

Early life and education

Bruce Beutler was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ernest Beutler, a hematologist and medical scientist. He attended University of California, San Diego for his undergraduate studies in biology. He later received his M.D. degree from the University of Chicago in 1981.

Career

After completing his medical degree, Beutler worked as a postdoctoral fellow at The Rockefeller University in the laboratory of Anthony Cerami. He became an assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1986, where he began his studies on Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and their role in the innate immune response.

In 2000, Beutler's lab identified TLR4 as the receptor for lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria. This discovery was crucial in understanding how the immune system recognizes and responds to microbial infections.

Awards and honors

Beutler has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to immunology and genetics. In addition to the Nobel Prize, he has been awarded the Balzan Prize for Innate Immunity (2007), the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine (2011), and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2011).

Personal life

Beutler is married and has two children. He enjoys playing the piano and is an avid reader of scientific literature.

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Bruce Beutler during the Nobel Prize press conference in 2011

See also

• List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine
• Innate immune system
• Toll-like receptor

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