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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

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Immunology

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87
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37875
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1194
National Ranking
42

Medicine

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87
Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2008 - Nobel Prize for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and has made contributions primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Virology, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, and Immunology. Their research mainly revolves around HIV/AIDS, covering various aspects of HIV/AIDS research and interventions, treatment developments, global public health policies, and immune response dynamics.

Their recent publications include the following works:

  • Global and regional epidemiology of HIV-1 recombinants in 1990-2015: a systematic review and global survey, 2020, The Lancet HIV
  • Activation of Toll-Like Receptors Differentially Modulates Inflammation in the Human Reproductive Tract: Preliminary Findings, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Global and Regional Estimates for Subtype-Specific Therapeutic and Prophylactic HIV-1 Vaccines: A Modeling Study, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Women for science and science for women: Gaps, challenges and opportunities towards optimizing pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Threatening the Global AIDS Response - Obstacles to PEPFAR's Reauthorization, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi include:

  • Elisabeth Menu
  • Joris Hemelaar
  • Ramyiadarsini Elangovan
  • Jason Yun
  • Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

The scientist has published regularly in journals such as:

  • The Lancet HIV
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • The Lancet Global Health

Their main topics of work encompass:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • International Development and Aid
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy

Throughout their career, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi has received several recognitions, including membership in the National Academy of Medicine (earned in 2018) and the European Molecular Biology Organization. Notably, they were awarded the Nobel Prize in 2008 for the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus.

Best Publications

  • Isolation of a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

    F. Barré-Sinoussi;J. C. Chermann;F. Rey;M. T. Nugeyre

  • Selective tropism of lymphadenopathy associated virus (LAV) for helper-inducer T lymphocytes.

    D Klatzmann;F Barré-Sinoussi;M T Nugeyre;C Danquet

  • Identification of a new human immunodeficiency virus type 1 distinct from group M and group O

    François Simon;Philippe Mauclère;Pierre Roques;Ibtissam Loussert-Ajaka

  • HIV controllers exhibit potent CD8 T cell capacity to suppress HIV infection ex vivo and peculiar cytotoxic T lymphocyte activation phenotype.

    Asier Sáez-Cirión;Christine Lacabaratz;Olivier Lambotte;Pierre Versmisse

  • Towards an HIV cure: a global scientific strategy

    Steven G Deeks;Brigitte Autran;Ben Berkhout;Monsef Benkirane

  • Nonpathogenic SIV infection of African green monkeys induces a strong but rapidly controlled type I IFN response

    Béatrice Jacquelin;Véronique Mayau;Brice Targat;Anne Sophie Liovat

  • International AIDS Society global scientific strategy: towards an HIV cure 2016

    Steven G Deeks;Sharon R Lewin;Anna Laura Ross;Jintanat Ananworanich

  • Cis elements and trans-acting factors involved in the RNA dimerization of the human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1.

    Jean-Luc Darlix;Caroline Gabus;Marie-Thérèse Nugeyre;François Clavel

  • Immunization of chimpanzees confers protection against challenge with human immunodeficiency virus.

    M Girard;M P Kieny;A Pinter;F Barre-Sinoussi

  • Animal models are essential to biological research: issues and perspectives

    Françoise Barré-Sinoussi;Xavier Montagutelli

  • Adaptation of Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV) to Replication in EBV-Transformed B Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines

    L. Montagnier;J. Gruest;S. Chamaret;C. Dauguet

  • Weekly Pulse Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical and Immunologic Effects in a Randomized, Double-Blind Study

    Peter A. Andersen;Sterling G. West;James R. O'dell;Charles S. Via

  • Inactivation of lymphadenopathy-associated virus by heat, gamma rays, and ultraviolet light.

    B. Spire;F. Barré-Sinoussi;D. Dormont;L. Montagnier

  • HIV-1 reverse transcriptase specifically interacts with the anticodon domain of its cognate primer tRNA.

    C. Barat;V. Lullien;O. Schatz;G. Keith

  • Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis

    Joris Hemelaar;Ramyiadarsini Elangovan;Jason Yun;Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

  • INACTIVATION OF LYMPHADENOPATHY ASSOCIATED VIRUS BY CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS

    B. Spire;L. Montagnier;F. Barré-Sinoussi;J.C. Chermann

  • A comprehensive panel of near-full-length clones and reference sequences for non-subtype B isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

    Feng Gao;David L. Robertson;Catherine D. Carruthers;Sandra G. Morrison

  • ISOLATION OF NEW LYMPHOTROPIC RETROVIRUS FROM TWO SIBLINGS WITH HAEMOPHILIA B, ONE WITH AIDS

    E. Vilmer;C. Rouzioux;F. Vezinet Brun;A. Fischer

  • Past, present and future: 30 years of HIV research.

    Françoise Barré-Sinoussi;Anna Laura Ross;Jean-François Delfraissy

  • Programmed cell death and AIDS: significance of T-cell apoptosis in pathogenic and nonpathogenic primate lentiviral infections.

    J Estaquier;T Idziorek;F de Bels;F Barré-Sinoussi

  • HIV Persistence and the Prospect of Long-Term Drug-Free Remissions for HIV-Infected Individuals

    Didier Trono;Carine Van Lint;Christine Rouzioux;Eric Verdin

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Montagnier
Luc Montagnier Institut Pasteur
Gianfranco Pancino
Gianfranco Pancino Institut Pasteur
François Simon
François Simon Université Paris Cité
Gérard Chaouat
Gérard Chaouat Grenoble Alpes University
Marc Girard
Marc Girard Institut Pasteur
Pierre Roques
Pierre Roques University of Paris-Saclay
Christine Rouzioux
Christine Rouzioux Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Hervé Fleury
Hervé Fleury University of Bordeaux
Jean-François Delfraissy
Jean-François Delfraissy National Ethical Consultative Committee for Life Sciences and Health
David Klatzmann
David Klatzmann Sorbonne University

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