Anis Larbi PhD

• Anis Larbi completed his Bachelor in Applied Biology from Claude Bernard University, Lyon (France). He moved to the University of Sherbrooke (Canada) where he obtained in 2005 his PhD degree in Immunology from the Clinical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine. He performed his studies at the Research Center on Aging under Prof. Tamas Fulop, at the Laboratory of Immunity/Signaling. His work on intracellular signaling events in T cells and neutrophils during aging focused on membrane lipid rafts composition and function.

During his postdoctoral studies in the Center for Medical Research at the University of Tubingen (Germany) he focused on the impact of chronic infectious agents such as cytomegalovirus on immunity of the elderly. There he also developed his skills in multi-parametric flow cytometry. During his studies he took part in several EU-funded (FP6/FP7) collaborative consortia including ImAginE, Zincage, T-CIA and Lifespan. He joined SIgN in February 2010