Mitchell Kronenberg (born December 12, 1951) is an American immunologist and the chief scientific officer at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
[1] Kronenberg received his Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University in 1973 and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology,[2] where he stayed on to complete postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Leroy Hood.
During his leadership, LJI formalized its ties with UC San Diego,[6] maintained its relationship with Kyowa Kirin, expanded its core facilities and technologic prowess, increased its budget four-fold and grew in reputation.
[16] His work has determined how the balance of regulatory versus pro-inflammatory responses occurs, with breakthroughs in understanding the roles of retinoic acid[17] and IL-10.
[8] Kronenberg is married to Hilde Cheroutre, also a professor at La Jolla Institute and they have collaborated on a number of studies.