Thierry Boon is a

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scientist, former Director of the

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branch in (

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) and professor at the

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. He observed that tumour cells that have acquired new mutations as a result of mutagen treatment ''in vitro'', often become incapable of forming tumours because they express new antigens recognized by the T cells of the immune system. His research allowed him to isolate the genes that code for these so-called tumour antigens. He is a member of the Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Council, The National Academy of Sciences, and The Academy of Cancer Immunology.

Awards

* 1986: Rik & Nel Wouters Prize * 1986: De Vooght Prize in Immunology * 1987: Cancer Research Institute

William B. Coley Award The William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology is presented annually by the Cancer Research Institute, to scientists who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of basic and tumor immunology and whose w ...

* 1990: Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Prize * 1990: Francqui Prize on Biological and Medical Sciences * 1994:

Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine Established in 1986, the Louis-Jeantet Prizes are funded by the ''Fondation Louis-Jeantet'' and awarded each year to experienced researchers who have distinguished themselves in the field of biomedical research in one of the member states of t ...

Louis-Jeantet Prize
/ref> * 1994: Rabbi Shai Shacknai Memorial Prize in Immunology & Cancer Research * 1995: Sandoz Prize in Immunology * 1999: Leopold Griffuel Prize

References

External links

Ludwig Cancer Research

Académie royale de Belgique

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