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Jules Alphonse Nicolas Hoffmann (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ɔfman]; born 2 August 1941) is a French [1] biologist. During his youth, growing up in Luxembourg, he developed a strong interest in insects under the influence of his father, Jos Hoffmann.
Jules Hoffmann, French immunologist and corecipient, with Bruce A. Beutler and Ralph M. Steinman, of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries relating to the activation of innate immunity (the first line of defense against infection) in the fly Drosophila.
Jules A. Hoffmann. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011. Born: 2 August 1941, Echternach, Luxembourg. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. Prize motivation: “for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity” Prize share: 1/4. Life.
Jules Hoffmann is Professor at the University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS), Professor at the University of Strasbourg and senior researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011 was divided, one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" and the other half to Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity"
Telephone interview with Jules A. Hoffmann following the announcement of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editorial Director of Nobel Media.
During the studies which led to my Ph.D. defense in 1969, I focused on the origin of blood cells in grasshoppers and discovered a well-developed blood-forming tissue (hematopoietic tissue) in the vicinity of the heart vessel.
Jules Alphonse Hoffmann was born in 1941 in Echternach, Luxembourg, where he received his early education before moving to France to study biology and chemistry, gaining his PhD under Pierre Joly at the University of Strasbourg in 1969.
Jules Hoffmann is a French biologist. In 2011, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Bruce Beutler and Ralph M. Steinmann. The three scientists researched how the body fends off bacteria and viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Jules A. Hoffmann, PhD. University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study. Strasbourg, France. Class of 2019. For his seminal, Nobel Prize winning discovery of the receptors of innate immunity and their roles in detecting microorganisms and subsequently activating signaling pathways that control innate immune responses.
