The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011
Awarded on: 2011-10-03
"for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity"
Affiliations:
- University of Strasbourg – Strasbourg, France
Jules A. Hoffmann
Born: 1941-08-02 in Echternach, Luxembourg
Gender: male
Field: French biologist (born 1941)
Biography
Jules Alphonse Nicolas Hoffmann is a French biologist. During his youth, growing up in Luxembourg, he developed a strong interest in insects under the influence of his father, Jos Hoffmann. This eventually resulted in the younger Hoffmann's dedication to the field of biology using insects as model organisms. He currently holds a faculty position at the University of Strasbourg. He is a research director and member of the board of administrators of the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) in Strasbourg, France. He was elected to the positions of Vice-President (2005–2006) and President (2007–2008) of the French Academy of Sciences. Hoffmann and Bruce Beutler were jointly awarded a half share of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity".