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MIT Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Susumu Tonegawa, a renowned MIT professor of biology and neuroscience and a Nobel laureate, has died at the age of 86. His discovery of how the immune system generates many different antibodies earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1987.

Tonegawa made landmark discoveries about how the immune system generates antibody diversity and how the brain forms memories. Watch Video Anne Trafton | MIT News Publication Date : July 15, 2026 Press Inquiries Press Contact : MIT Media Relations Email: expertrequests@mit.edu Phone: 617-253-2700 Media Download ↓ Download Image Credits : Credit: Webb Chappell *Terms of Use: Images for download on the MIT News office website are made available to non-commercial entities, press and the general public under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license . You may not alter th

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