C Leclerc
Infectious Disease
European Vaccine Initiative
Denmark
Biography
Claude Leclerc is Professor at the Institut Pasteur and Head of the Immune Regulation and Vaccinology Unit. Claude Leclerc received her Masters degrees in Biochemistry and Immunology in 1973 and 1974, followed by a PhD in Immunology in 1981, all from the University of Paris VII. She has worked in vaccinology for 40 years, and has contributed to the development of synthetic adjuvants and peptidic vaccines and of several innovative delivery systems and cancer vaccines. Claude undertakes various responsibilities in the administration of research, including being a member of the Institut Pasteur Board of Directors and President of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Cochin-Pasteur Clinical Investigation Center in Vaccinology. She has been the Vice President of the Scientific Council of Institut Pasteur. Claude has had over 290 papers in renowned scientific journals published, and she holds 25 patents, several of which enabled the creation of Genticel, a biopharmaceutical company that develops therapeutic anti-cancer vaccines. She sits on the Editorial Board of several journals, including Microbes and Infection and the International Journal of Oncology. For her research in immunology and vaccinology, Claude has received numerous awards and honors, and was nominated Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the French Republic in 2008.
Research Interest
Infectious Disease
