4. October 2011 12:30
Strasbourg - CNRS senior researcher Jules Hoffmann awarded 2011 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
The 2011 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Jules Hoffmann, a French citizen native of Luxembourg, CNRS senior researcher emeritus and professor at the university of Strasbourg, jointly with Bruce A. Beutler for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity.
They share the prestigious award with Ralph M. Steinman for his works on dendritic cells and their role in adaptive immunity. Jules Hoffmann, whose findings have revolutionized current understanding of the immune system by disclosing the main keys to its activation, is also laureate of the CNRS 2011 Gold Medal.
This subject ties in closely to the ESF Forward Look “Gene Environment Interaction in Chronic Disease” (GENESIS), the report of which is due out soon:
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