Immune Cells Forget (Cell) Culture Shock
A recent study shows that certain immune cells can restore their normal functions when introduced back into the body, even after being multiplied in the laboratory to large numbers – the results pave the way to new cell therapies.
Macrophages are immune cells crucial for immune response, tissue repair, and the removal of cancer cells. Scientists see macrophages as promising living therapeutics.
A global ambition for French oncology.
The French Society of Immunology has awarded the 2021 Thesis Prize to Dr Margaux Vienne for her thesis entitled ""Dichotomy Natural Killer cells - type 1 innate lymphoid cells: development and anti-tumor functions", defended in 2020.
Prof. Eric VIVIER, winner of the Departmental Research Prize in 2021.
As every year, in order to reward the excellence of the research work carried out during the thesis, Aix-Marseille University awards a prize to young researchers for the quality of their research work and their thesis defended in 2020.
Eric VIVIER and Bernard MALISSEN, team leaders at the Marseille-Luminy Immunology Center, are on the 2021 list of the most cited researchers in the world for the sixth time, as in previous editions 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Published annually by the prestigious Clarivate Analytics Company, previously Thomson Reuters, this ranking recognizes authors of the most frequently cited publications in the scientific community.
A recognition mark that rewards the value of their discoveries and the exceptional research influence in their scientific field.
