John Kappler

John Kappler
Born	December 22, 1943 Baltimore, MD
Alma mater	Lehigh University, BA, chemistry Brandeis University, PhD, biochemistry
Known for	discovery of T cell receptor
Awards	Wolf Prize in Medicine, 2015
Scientific career
Institutions	National Jewish Health HHMI
Website	KM lab website

John Wayne Kappler (born December 22, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a professor in the Department of Integrated Immunology at National Jewish Health. His principal research is in T cell biology, a subject he collaborates on with his wife Philippa Marrack. In 1983 they discovered the T cell receptor, together with Ellis Reinherz and James Allison.

Awards

• 1986 – Appointed investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• 1989 – Elected member, National Academy of Sciences
• 1993 – Cancer Research Institute William B. Coley Award
• 1993 - Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
• 1994 – Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry (Columbia University)
• 2015 – Wolf Prize in Medicine