Claim: Sarkis Mazmanian (December 19, 1972), an Armenian American medical microbiologist who discovered the first microbial molecule that has direct beneficial effects on mammals, has described and defined a novel paradigm in science whereby the gut microbiome intricately controls the development and function of the mammalian immune system.
Evidence: December 19, 1972 Armenian American Sarkis Mazmanian is a medical microbiologist. In seminal work, Mazmanian discovered the first microbial molecule that has direct beneficial effects on mammals. Mazmanian has described and defined a novel paradigm in science whereby the gut microbiome intricately controls the development and function of the mammalian immune system.