Christian Trepo

Biography

 Prof. Bréchot, MD, PhD, recently stepped down as President of the Pasteur Institute in Paris. The Pasteur Institute is the leading French biomedical research organization with 133 research units in Paris, and 33 institutes abroad. To date, Pasteur researchers have been awarded ten Nobel Prizes. Prof. Bréchot held previous leadership positions with the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), the Institut Mérieux, and the BIOASTER Technology Research Institute. He is a university professor, hospital practitioner, and has previously been the head of a department of hepatology. Prof. Bréchot received a Doctor of Medicine from Paris Descartes University (Paris V) and a PhD in biochemistry from the Paris Diderot University (Paris VII). Throughout his career, Prof. Bréchot's research has focused on viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), particularly regarding their role in liver cancer and to the molecular mechanisms that drive liver regeneration and cancer.

Research Interest

Immunology