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Yasmine Belkaid
born 1968
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryYasmine Belkaid is an Algerian immunologist who is best known for her work studying host-microbe interactions in tissues and immune regulation to microbes. Belkaid currently serves as the director of the NIAID Microbiome program. On March 29, 2023, she was appointed as President of the Pasteur Institute for a six-year term, starting from January 2024. She is the daughter of the former Algerian politician Abu Bekr Belkaid.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 31, 1968
Algiers
Citizenship
Algeria · France · United States
Occupations & fields
immunologistresearcher
Awards & honours
Emil-von-Behring-PrizeLurie Prize in Biomedical SciencesKnight of the Legion of HonourFellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceEMBO MembershipForeign Member of the Royal Society
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