2009 -Prof. Ronald Levy-

Professor Ronald Levy

King Faisal Prize in Medicine 2009 Laureate

Topic: "Molecular Targeted Therapy"

There is a big gap between discovery and development that we are trying to fill

Nationality: United States of America
Born: 6/12/1941, Carnel, California, United States of America
Professor Ronald Levy was awarded the prize for his pioneering and distinguished studies in the field of cancer immunotherapy, where he developed effective methods for diagnosing and treating lymphomas by means of monoclonal antibodies, and played a key role in producing the first successful immunotherapy drug for the treatment of those tumors. He also developed innovative immunosuppressive methods to stimulate the immune system to combat it automatically within the patient’s body.
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