Thierry Boon

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Thierry Boon -fallur (born December 3, 1944 in Kessel-Lo ) is a Belgian immunologist and professor emeritus at the Université catholique de Louvain . From 1978 to 2010 he headed the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Brussels , but continues to work there (as of 2012) as a working group leader.

Boon graduated from the Université Catholique de Louvain with a medical degree in 1965 and received a Ph.D. at Rockefeller University in New York , where he initially stayed as a postdoctoral fellow . In 1971, Boon went to the Center national de la recherche scientifique as head of research before moving to the Université catholique de Louvain as a lecturer in 1975, where he was given a full professorship in 1981.

Boon is one of the most highly decorated European cancer researchers. He is considered a leader in the field of cancer immunology . Boon was able to identify tumor antigens that activate cytotoxic T cells . He was also able to elucidate the structure of tumor antigens in mice and humans , including the MAGE family (melanoma antigen) , tyrosinase and melanin A, which laid the basis for the development of cancer immunotherapy .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thierry Boon steps down as Branch Director at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Brussels (bru.licr.org); Retrieved May 23, 2012
  2. ^ Thierry Boon, Curriculum Vitae at the Fondation Francqui (francquifoundation.be); accessed on May 18, 2019.
  3. ^ William B. Coley Award. In: cancerresearch.org. Retrieved January 24, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Thierry Boon -fallur at the Academia Europaea (ae-info.org); accessed on May 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ 1990 5. Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Prize at the Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Foundation (steinerstiftung.unibe.ch); Retrieved May 22, 2012
  6. ^ Thierry Boon at the Fondation Francqui (francquifoundation.be); accessed on May 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Fondation Louis-Jeantet - Lauréats. In: jeantet.ch. Retrieved February 11, 2016 (French).
  8. ↑ Baron Thierry Boon Falleur at the Académie royale de Belgique (academieroyale.be); accessed on May 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ Lauréats du Prix ARC Léopold Griffuel (PDF, 68 kB) at fondation-arc.org; accessed on May 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ Thierry Boon-Falleur in the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (vatican.va); Retrieved May 22, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Boon, Thierry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boon Trapper, Thierry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian immunologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Kettle Lo