Fred Ramsdell — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2025 for work in peripheral tolerance
Scientific Advisor at Sonoma Biotherapeutics as of 2025
Co-founded Sonoma Biotherapeutics in 2019
Identified the Foxp3 gene while at Celltech in the 1990s
Chair of the scientific advisory board at Sonoma Biotherapeutics as of 2025
Received PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1987

Biography

Frederick Jay Ramsdell is an American immunologist and Nobel Prize laureate, recognized for his foundational work in peripheral tolerance. As of 2025, he serves as a Scientific Advisor at Sonoma Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company he co-founded.

Ramsdell was born on December 4, 1960, in Elmhurst, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry and cell biology from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 1983.