jean-francois Rossi

Biography

Jean-Francois Rossi is Professor of Hematology at the University Montpellier I, in the Department of Clinical Hematology of Montpellier CHRU, and also co-director of the Immune Therapy Program in the INSERM U1040 (Institute for Research in Biotherapy, Montpellier) in association with Bernard Klein and Martin Villalba. As a specialist in hematology, immunology and oncology, he has built his scientific career within INSERM at Montpellier and in the US (Arizona Cancer Center and NCI). After five years at the Centre for the Fight against Cancer in Montpellier, he was in charge of the Department of Clinical Hematology and the Centre of Adult-Pediatrics Transplant Hematology of the University Hospital of Montpellier. His work concerns the discovery of new therapeutic targets, particularly in B-cell malignancies, with recognized expertise in the field of early proof of concept testing, including the search for biomarkers of interest and clinical development of drugs and new cell-drug therapy in the field of immune therapy. Moreover, he participates to an EEC network (CliNK and a new European project). Nationally, he is also involved in the field of clinical research within the cooperative groups in hematology. Finally, he acts as a consultant in pharmaceutical companies and participates in the development of a platform for clinical trials in China as an associate professor.

Research Interest

Bioinformatics & Systems Biology