PhD Sonja Aits
Biological and related sciences, cell biology, molecular biology, biomedicine
Biological and related sciences
Microbiology, Virology, Pathogens
Retrovirology, Immuno-virology, Pathogenesis, HIV/AIDS
Basic research at the interface of clinical research (translational research)
Mechanisms of protection against HIV/SIV infections and/or AIDS
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, 2015
Associate Member of the Pharmacy National Academy, Since 2014
Doctor Honoris Causa, EPLF Lausanne University, Switzerland, 2014
Doctor Honoris Causa, Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia – Lima, 2014
Doctor Honoris Causa, Bergen University, Norway, 2014
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2014
Doctor Honoris Causa, National University of Cordoba et Catholic University of Cordoba (Argentina), 2013
Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2013
Sir Michael Stoker Award, 2013
Doctor Honoris Causa, McGill University, Montreal, 2013
Grand Officer of the “Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur”, 2013
Treatment Action Group Award, 2012
Honorary Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences in UK, 2012
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Bangui, 2012
Porter Prize, University of Pittsburg, USA, 2011
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Besancon, 2011
Doctor Honoris Causa, “Université Libre de Bruxelles” , Belgium, 2010
Honorary Doctorate, University of Cambodia, 2010
Citizen of Honor of New York City, USA, 2010
Citizen of Honor of Buenos Aires city, 2009
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), 2009
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Lund (Sweden), 2009
Honorary Doctorate of Medicine, University of Tulane, USA, 2009
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, France, 2009
Great Gold Medal of the Society for the Encouragement of progress, France, 2009
Medal of the city of Paris, 2008
Nobel Prize of Medicine, 2008
Women in Technology International Prize , USA, 2007
ARRI Prize, 2003
IAS Prize (International AIDS Society), 2001
Honorary Professor of the University of Valparaiso, Chile, 1999
Chevalier of the National Legion of Honor, then Officer (2006), Commander (2009) and Grand Officer (2013), 1996
Research and Medicine Award of the Life Sciences Institute, France, 1993
King Faisal Foundation international prize of Medecine, Saoudi Arabia, 1993
"Miss Europe Club V.R.A.I." Award (France), 1991
National Order of Merit, Chevalier, then, Officer in 2002, 1990
Award of the National Academy of Medicine (France), 1988
Award of the Korber Foundation for European Science promotion, 1986
Sovac Prize (Unit of viral oncology, Institut Pasteur, Paris), 1985
Galien Prize (Unit of viral oncology, Institut Pasteur, Paris), 1985
English, French
BARRÉ-SINOUSSI F., CHERMANN J.-C., REY F., NUGEYRE M.-T., CHAMARET S., GRUEST J., DAUGUET C., AXLER-BLIN C., BRUN-VEZINET F., ROUZIOUX C., ROZENBAUM W. & MONTAGNIER L. Isolation of a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Science, 1983, 220, 868-871.
ALIZON M., SONIGO P., BARRÉ-SINOUSSI F., CHERMANN J.-C., TIOLLAIS P., MONTAGNIER L. & WAIN-HOBSON S. Molecular cloning of lymphadenopathy associated virus. Nature, 1984, 312, 757-760.
BRUN-VEZINET F., ROUZIOUX C., BARRÉ-SINOUSSI F., KLATZMANN D., SAIMOT A.G., ROZENBAUM W., CHRISTOL D., GLUCKMAN J.-C., MONTAGNIER L. & CHERMANN J.-C., F. BARRE-SINOUSSI & G. PANCINO. Increased NK Cell Activity in HIV-1 Exposed but Uninfected Vietnamese Intravascular Drug users J. Immunology 2003, 171 :5663-5667
04 KORNFELD C, PLOQUIN MJ, PANDREA I, FAYE A, ONANGA R, APETREI C, POATY- MAVOUNGOU V, ROUQUET P, ESTAQUIER J, MORTARA L, DESOUTTER JF, BUTOR C, LE GRAND R, ROQUES P, SIMON F, BARRE-SINOUSSI F, DIOP OM, MULLER-TRUTWIN MC. Antiinflammatory profiles during primary SIV infection in African green monkeys are associated with protection against AIDS. J. Clin. Invest. 2005. 115 (4): 1082-1091
SAEZ-CIRION A, LACABARATZ C, LAMBOTTE O, VERSMISSE P, URRUTIA A, BOUFASSA F, BARRE- SINOUSSI F, DELFRAISSY JF, SINET M, PANCINO G, VENET A. 2007. HIV controllers exhibit potent CD8 T cell capacity to suppress HIV infection ex vivo and peculiar CTL activation phenotype. PNAS, 2007 104, 6776-6781
JACQUELIN B, MAYAU V, TARGAT B, LIOVAT AS, KUNKEL D, PETITJEAN G, DILLIES MA, ROQUES P, BUTOR C, SILVESTRI G, GIAVEDONI LD, LEBON P, BARRE-SINOUSSI F, BENECKE A, MÜLLER-TRUTWIN MC. Nonpathogenic SIV infection of African green monkeys induces a strong but rapidly controlled type I IFN response. J Clin Invest. 2009, Dec;119(12):3544-55.
SAEZ-CIRION A, HAMIMI C, BERGAMASCHI A, DAVID A, VERSMISSE P, MELARD A, BOUFASSA F, BARRE-SINOUSSI F, LAMBOTTE O, ROUZIOUX C, PANCINO G; ANRS CO18 COHORT. Restriction of HIV-1 replication in macrophages and CD4+ T cells from HIV controllers. Blood. 2011; 118(4):955-64
PEAN P, NERRIENET E, MADEC Y, BORAND L, LAUREILLARD D, FERNANDEZ M, MARCY O, SARIN C, PHON K, TAYLOR S, PANCINO G, BARRE-SINOUSSI F, SCOTT-ALGARA D; CAMBODIAN EARLY VERSUS LATE INTRODUCTION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS (CAMELIA) STUDY TEAM. Natural killer cell degranulation capacity predicts early onset of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis. Blood. 2012 Apr 5;119(14):3315-20.
Chevalier MF, Petitjean G, Dunyach-Rémy C, Didier C, Girard PM, Manea ME, Campa P, Meyer L, Rouzioux C, Lavigne JP, BARRE-SINOUSSI F, Scott-Algara D, Weiss L. The Th17/Treg ratio, IL-1RA and sCD14 levels in primary HIV infection predict the T-cell activation set point in the absence of systemic microbial translocation. PLoS Pathog. 2013;9(6):e1003453.
BARRE-SINOUSSI F, ROSS AL, DELFRAISSY JF. Past, present and future: 30 years of HIV research. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2013 Dec;11(12):877-83.
Member of the INSERM Governing Board, since 2016
Honorary President of the Virology Department, Institut Pasteur, since 2015
Member of the «AmFar HIV Cure Council», since 2014
Member of the «UNAIDS Scientific Expert Panel», since 2014
Member of the «Governing Board of the HIV Cure Public-Private Partnership, Initiative» on HIV Cure («Annenberg Initiative»), since 2014
Member of the «Expert Advisory Panel on HIV» of the Bill and Melinda Gates, since 2013
Member of the reviewing committee of the Raymond Dedonder Award, since 2012
President of Honor of the Institut Pasteur International Network, since 2010
Co-chair of the Ethical Committee, Institut Pasteur, 2007 – 2012
Scientific advisor of the Institut Pasteur-TOTAL Foundation partnership, since 2005
Member of the Board of Directors, ANRS, since 2005
President of the International Scientific Advisory Board, ANRS, since 2003
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