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Jules A. Hoffmann

Jules A. Hoffmann

Pathology, Genetics, Immunology and Microbiology, Endocrinology, Research and Clinical Research, Cell and Developmental Biology
Strasbourg, Alsace, France

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Jules Hoffmann is Professor at the University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS), Professor at the University of Strasbourg and senior researcher at CNRS who dedicated his work to the study of the genetic and molecular mechanisms responsible for innate immunity in insects. His work has provided new insights into the defense mechanisms that organisms, from the most primitive up to humans, employ against infectious agents. By demonstrating the marked conservation of innate defense mechanisms between insects and humans, the work initiated by Hoffmann and his collaborators has led to a re-evaluation of the role of innate immunity in mammals.
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