Citizenship France Nationality French | Name Jerome Galon | |
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Born February 6, 1967 (age 57) Besancon, France ( 1967-02-06 ) Institutions Pasteur Institute, ParisCurie Institute, ParisNational Institute of Health (NIH), USAINSERM Notable awards Award from Academie des sciences (2011),Award from Academie de medecine (2011),William B. Coley Award USA (2010) | ||
Integrative Cancer Immunology and Novel Concepts of Cancer Evolution
Jérôme Galon is a French biologist. He is first class Research Director (DR1) at Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM).
Contents
- Integrative Cancer Immunology and Novel Concepts of Cancer Evolution
- Jrme Galon Immunoscore a clearer cancer test
- Education
- Scientific contributions
- Awards and recognition
- References
Jérôme Galon - Immunoscore®, a clearer cancer test
Education
Galon received his Ph.D. degree (Doctorat ès science) with specialty in immunology in 1996. and did postdoctoral work at the National Institute of Health (NIH), in Bethesda (USA) between 1997 and 2001. Since 2001, he has been working at the Cordeliers Research Center, where he has been the Director of the INSERM Laboratory Integrative Cancer Immunology since 2009.
Scientific contributions
His work aims at a better understanding of the tumor microenvironment and the dynamics of the immune response in humans tumors. His laboratory has identified and demonstrated the importance of the immune contexture against cancer. He defined the Immunoscore as a new method for routine clinical assessment of prognosis of patients with cancer through various means including Nobel Laureate, Gerd Binnig's technology specializing in Tissue Phenomics from Definiens.com
Awards and recognition
