Baruj Benacerraf was a Venezuelan-American immunologist of Moroccan-Jewish descent, born on October 29, 1920, in Caracas. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 for his discovery of major histocompatibility complex genes, which are crucial for the immune system to differentiate between 'self' and 'non-self'. Benacerraf's early life included moving to France in 1925, then to New York to study medicine. His research emphasized the genetic basis for tissue compatibility in organ transplants, highlighting the need to match donors and recipients before transplants can occur.
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Meaning of the name - Baruj
blessed, fortunate
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Place of Birth: Caracas
Place of Death: Boston
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Educated At: Columbia University School of General Studies | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Columbia University
Occupation: immunologist | physiologist | university teacher | biologist | physician
Employers: Harvard University | New York University
Awards Received: honorary doctor of Harvard University | honorary doctor of the University of Vienna | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | honorary doctorate from Columbia University | National Medal of Science | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 29, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 29, 2025 |
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| Sun | 5 Scorpio 57 | 6 Scorpio 30 | 22 Aquarius 26 |
| Moon | 3 Gemini 44 | 6 Aquarius 35 | 3 Aries 31 |
| Mercury | 29 Scorpio 24 | 0 Sagittarius 13 | 9 Pisces 49 |
| Venus | 6 Sagittarius 43 | 19 Libra 40 | 9 Aries 10 |
| Mars | 8 Capricorn 10 | 25 Scorpio 49 | 28 Pisces 49 |
| Jupiter | 12 Virgo 31 | 24 Cancer 53 | 16 Virgo 19 |
| Saturn | 21 Virgo 44 | 25 Pisces 48 | 24 Virgo 17 |
| Uranus | 1 Pisces 47 | 0 Gemini 22 | 4 Pisces 52 |
| Neptune | 13 Leo 40 | 29 Pisces 49 | 12 Leo 5 |
| Pluto | 8 Cancer 49 | 1 Aquarius 25 | 7 Cancer 3 |
| Rahu | 6 Scorpio 21 | 15 Pisces 31 | 0 Scorpio 47 |
| Ketu | 6 Taurus 21 | 15 Virgo 31 | 0 Taurus 47 |
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