Mary E. Brankow

Mary E. Brankow is a prominent American scientist and senior program manager at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. She has made significant contributions to the understanding of peripheral immune tolerance, a critical process that helps the immune system differentiate between the body's own tissues and foreign invaders, thereby preventing autoimmune diseases. In 2025, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her groundbreaking research in this area.