Dr. Galon
Director of the Integrative Cancer Immunology
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Denmark
Biography
Dr. Galon is the Director of the Integrative Cancer Immunology Lab at INSERM (the French national institutes of health). He is associate Director and co-founder of European Academy of Tumor Immunology (EATI) and board Director of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC). He defined the concept of cancer immune-contexture, and demonstrated the major importance of pre-existing immunity in cancer. He developed the Immunoscore system, which is receiving wide and growing attention throughout the immuno-oncology field as a potentially more accurate system for evaluating tumors and predicting clinical outcomes, taking account of both tumor characteristics and patient immune system factors. Dr. Galon heads a worldwide task force of immunologists and pathologists from 16 countries working on clinical applications and global validation of the Immunoscore system, working together with major organizations such as the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) and others.
Research Interest
Dr. Galon's contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the William B. Coley Award (NY, USA), an international prize which honors the best scientists in fundamental and cancer immunology, the Rose LamarcaAward from the Medical Research Foundation, the Gallet & Breton Award from the National Academy of Medicine, and the Simone & Cino del Duca Cancer Research Award from the National Academy of Science.
