Sebastian Amigorena Explained
| Sebastian Amigorena |
| Birth Date: | 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Thesis Title: | FcR expression in B lymphocytes |
| Thesis Year: | 1990 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Wolf H. Fridman |
| Academic Advisors: | Ira Mellman |
| Discipline: | Immunologist |
| Workplaces: | Institut Curie |
| Notable Students: | Ana Rodriguez (postdoc '97–'99)[1] |
Sebastian Amigorena is an Argentine immunologist and a Team Leader at the Institut Curie.[2]
Education and career
Sebastian Amigorena was born in 1960 in Buenos Aires.[3] He studied biochemistry at Paris Diderot University, earning his Ph.D. in 1990 under the supervision of Wolf H. Fridman, with a thesis titled "FcR expression in B lymphocytes".[4] He then went on to a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Ira Mellman at Yale Medical School.[3] In 1995, he joined the faculty of the Institut Curie as a team leader, and is now director of the laboratory of Immunity and Cancer.[3] He was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 2005.[3] [5]
Research
Amigorena's research focuses on antigen presentation by dendritic cells.[3] In particular, Amigorena's research group has studied the processes by which dendritic cells take up, process, and display antigens to T cells, as well as how this process is regulated by regulatory T cells.[3] [6]
Notable works
- Guermonprez P, Saveanu L... Amigorena S (2003). ER-phagosome fusion defines an MHC class I cross-presentation compartment in dendritic cells. Nature. 425(6956): pgs. 397–402
- Thery C, Boussac M... Amigorena S (2001). Proteomic analysis of dendritic cell-derived exosomes: a secreted subcellular compartment distinct from apoptotic vesicles. Journal of Immunology. 166(12): pgs. 7309–7318
- Regnault A, Lankar D... Amigorena S (1999). Fcy receptor-mediated induction of dendritic cell maturation and major histocompatibility complex class I-restricted antigen presentation after immuno complex internalization. Journal of Experimental Medicine. 189(2): pgs. 371–380
- Thery C, Regnault A... Amigorena S (1999). Molecular characterization of dendritic cell-derived exosomes: selective accumulation of the heat shock protein hsc73. Journal of Cell Biology. 147(3): pgs. 599–610
- Zitvogel L, Regnault A... Amigorena S (1998). Eradication of established murine tumors using a novel cell-free vaccine: dendritic cell-derived exosomes. Nature Medicine. 4(5): pgs. 594-600
Notes and References
- Web site: Rodriguez Lab . 17 July 2019 . New York University.
- Web site: Sebastian Amigorena . 17 July 2019 . Institut Curie.
- Web site: Short CV: Sebastian Amigorena . 17 July 2019 . 15th International Symposium on Dendritic Cells.
- Web site: Sebastian Amigorena . 17 July 2019 . French Academy of Sciences.
- Web site: Sebastian Amigorena . 17 July 2019 . French Academy of Sciences.
- Web site: Symposium Speaker: Sebastian Amigorena . 17 July 2019 . International Congress of Immunology.
