Jean Pieters is a Dutch

biochemist Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and Cell (biology), cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of ...

and Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Life

Jean Pieters studied biochemistry and

microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

at the University of Leuven in Belgium. After completing his doctorate at Maastricht University, the Netherlands, he joined the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg in 1989 as a postdoctoral fellow in Bernhard Dobberstein’s laboratory. From 1992 until 1995 Jean Pieters researched at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam as a junior group leader. In 1996 he was recruited to the Basel Institute for Immunology and in 2002 appointed to the Biozentrum at the University of Basel.

Work

Jean Pieters investigates the role of coronin proteins in activating cellular

signal transduction Signal transduction is the process by which a chemical or physical signal is transmitted through a cell as a series of molecular events, most commonly protein phosphorylation catalyzed by protein kinases, which ultimately results in a cellula ...

processes. Coronin proteins are widely distributed in the eukaryotic kingdom and conserved from yeast to man. One of the most conserved members of this protein family, mammalian coronin 1, was originally discovered in his laboratory as a host factor responsible for the intracellular survival of pathogenic mycobacteria. Subsequent work from his laboratory showed that coronin proteins regulate diverse physiologic processes including T cell homeostasis, learning and memory and development. More recently, his laboratory showed that coronin 1 signaling plays a crucial role in auto- and alloimmunity and that coronin-mediated signaling underlies the longevity of T cells. Research in his laboratory currently focusses on the role for coronin proteins in the establishment and regulation of cell populations.

Awards and honors

*2011 Elected corresponding member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ...

*2002 Friedrich Miescher Award *2001 Pfizer Forschungspreis *1999 Eppendorf Young Investigator AwardEppendorf Award for Young European Investigators, Past Award Winners
corporate.eppendorf.com Retrieved 2021-12-13.

Notable publications

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References

External links

Official websiteIn the Blood
The-scientist.com.
Youtube video playlist
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pieters, Jean Living people Old University of Leuven alumni Maastricht University alumni Academic staff of the University of Basel University of Basel alumni Biozentrum University of Basel Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Year of birth missing (living people) Dutch expatriates in Switzerland