Jérôme Galon is a French biologist. He is a first class Research Director (DR1) at Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM).

Jérôme Galon
Born (1967-02-06) February 6, 1967 (age 57)
Alma materJussieu University, Paris
Known forWork on immunology and cancer
AwardsLouis-Jeantet Prize (2021),
Award from Académie des sciences (2011),
Award from Académie de médecine (2011),
William B. Coley Award USA (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology, cancer
InstitutionsPasteur Institute, Paris
Curie Institute, Paris
National Institute of Health (NIH), USA
INSERM

Education

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Galon received his Ph.D. degree (Doctorat ès science) with a 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.[1]

Scientific contributions

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His work aims at a better understanding of the tumor microenvironment and the dynamics of the immune response in human 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 the prognosis of patients with cancer.[2]

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ Official CV at Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology
  2. ^ "Jerome Galon, Ph. D."
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