Prizes
Jean-Philippe Girard is among the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 in the Immunology category
Specialist in the analysis of scientific production, Clarivate identifies each year the most influential researchers in the world. The “Highly Cited Researchers” are thus the researchers whose work is the most cited, typically those having several articles in the top 1% of citations in their field during the last decade in the “Web of science ™”.
This list is used in the famous ranking of universities in Shanghai.
Once again a member of the list of “Highly Cited Researchers” (2022), Jean-Philippe Girard, Inserm research director, head of the team “Vascular Biology: Endothelial cells in Immunity, Inflammation and Cancer” at the IPBS-Toulouse (CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier), is, for the third time, one of the most influential researchers in Immunology.
Corinne Cayrol, laureate of the National Academy of Medicine
On December 17th in Paris, Dr. Corinne Cayrol received the Edouard Bonnefous Prize 2019 from the National Academy of Medicine for her work on Interleukin-33 (IL-33) as an important therapeutic target for asthma, regulated by environmental allergens.
This prize rewards all work on the environment and its consequences on human health.
Jean-Philippe Girard, winner of the Prize Jean Valade 2018 from Fondation de France
Jean-Philippe GIRARD, Silver Medal of the CNRS 2013, Inserm Research Director at IPBS (CNRS-University of Toulouse), will receive the Prize Jean Valade 2018 from ‘Fondation de France’ on March 28th at the Collège de France in Paris, for his work on IL-33, a major therapeutic target for asthma and allergic diseases.
Jean-Philippe Girard is honored for his pioneering work on the discovery and characterization of IL-33, a protein that is now recognized as a central mediator of allergic inflammation and asthma. Asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases in humans, affecting up to 300 million people worldwide. Progress in the prevention and treatment of asthma and allergic diseases is thus urgently needed. Identification and validation of novel therapeutic targets is critical in order to develop future treatments for those who do not respond to available therapies. The work of Jean-Philippe Girard and his team over the past 15 years has significantly contributed to the current knowledge about IL-33 mechanisms of action and regulation and the validation of IL-33 as a bona fide therapeutic target for asthma and other allergic diseases, such as atopic dermatitis.
Emma Lefrançais receives the “Grand Prix Jeune Chercheur” from the FONROGA Foundation (Dec. 2018)
Emma Lefrançais, CNRS Research associate in the laboratory of Jean-Philippe Girard, received one of the two “Grand Prix Jeune Chercheur” from the FONROGA Foundation.
Using intravital lung imaging, Emma’s work focuses on the role of IL-33 in inflammation and cellular dynamics during respiratory allergies.
The FONROGA Foundation supports initiatives and achievements in the fields of culture and health in the Toulouse region. Since its creation in 2016, more than €160,000 have been given to young researchers through Awards and fellowships. At IPBS, the Foundation has already given the “Grand Prix Jeune Chercheur” to three young researchers (Drs. Laure Gibot, Etienne Meunier and Emma Lefrançais).
Jean-Philippe Girard, recipient of the Jean-Paul Binet Prize from “Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale”
Dr. Jean-Philippe GIRARD, received the Jean-Paul Binet Prize 2016 on December 5th, at the “Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale” in Paris.
This Prize rewards researchers who have made important advances in the understanding of the cardiovascular system. Jean-Philippe Girard received the prize for his work on HEV blood vessels and their role in inflammation and cancer.
Jean-Philippe Girard, Director of IPBS, winner of the prestigious Prize in Cancerology “Gallet et Breton” from the National Academy of Medecine
Dr. Jean-Philippe GIRARD received the prize “Gallet et Breton” on December 17th 2013, at the National Academy of Medecine in Paris. This prestigious Prize in Cancerology rewards researchers who have made important advances in cancer research or cancer therapy. Jean-Philippe Girard received the prize for his work on HEV blood vessels and their role in cancer.
Jean-Philippe Girard, Silver Medal of the CNRS
The CNRS Silver Medal honors researchers who are only at the beginning of their rise to fame, but who are already recognized nationally and internationally for the originality, quality, and importance of their work.
Jean-Philippe Girard, Director of IPBS, received this prestigious award for his work on the role of blood vessels in inflammation and cancer.
Jean-Philippe Girard, winner of the prestigious prize “Grand Prix René Turpin de Cancérologie” from the National Academy of Sciences
On October 16th 2012, Dr. Jean-Philippe Girard received the prestigious Prize in Cancerology, delivered every two years by the National Academy of Sciences and the ‘Institut de France’, for his work on HEV blood vessels and their role in cancer.
Jean-Philippe Girard received the first “Stars of the Health” (Étoiles de la Santé) Cancer Research Prize 2012
On 27 September 2012, Dr. Jean-Philippe GIRARD, Director of IPBS, received the first “Stars of the Health (Étoiles de la Santé) Cancer Research Prize” at the ’Cité de l’Espace’ in Toulouse, France.
The “Stars of the Health Prizes” were delivered for the first time this year by Foundation Oréade-Prévifrance. This event aimed at celebrating clinical, therapeutic and scientific research actors as well as start-up, pharmaceutical companies and associations working in the field of “Health and Medicine” in the south-west of France.
Five awards were delivered including “The Cancer Research Award” which rewards teams involved in fundamental or clinical research in the field of prevention and treatment of cancer. This award was given to Dr. Jean-Philippe Girard and his team for their work on HEV blood vessels in human cancer.
Dr. Girard receives the “”Stars of the Health Cancer Research Prize 2012″” at the ’Cité de l’Espace’ in Toulouse on September 27th (in French).
The “Ruban Rose Avenir 2011” Prize awarded to Jean-Philippe Girard
Dr. Jean-Philippe Girard, Director of IPBS and Head of the team “Vascular biology : endothelial cells, inflammation and cancer” is the recipient of the “Ruban Rose Avenir 2011 Prize”.
The“Ruban Rose Prizes” are awarded each year since 2004 to researchers who have made important contributions in breast cancer research.
- Fanny Lafouresse received in 2015 a travel grant and the best oral presentation award (Biolegend) at the World Immune Regulation meeting IX (Davos, Switzerland).
- Anaïs Duval received in 2014 the best poster prize from ’Nature Immunology’ at the EMBO conference in Innate Lymphoid Cells (Pasteur, Paris).
- Fanny Lafouresse received the best oral communication prize 2013 from the SILLC association.
- Christine Moussion received the Paul Sabatier Prize 2012 from the “Académie des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles Lettres de Toulouse”.
- The European Cytokine Society Prize 2012 (Junior Publication Initiative) was awarded to Emma Lefrançais.
- Ludovic Martinet and Emma Lefrançais received the best poster and oral communication prize 2011 from the “Société Française d’Angiogenèse”.
- Emma Lefrançais received the best poster prize 2011 from the Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference ’Infection and Immunity’.