Jules A. Hoffmann(1941)
MedicineJules Alphonse Nicolas Hoffmann is a Luxembourgish-French biologist. During his youth, growing up in Luxembourg, he developed a strong interest in insects under the influence of his father, Jos Hoffmann. This eventually resulted in the younger Hoffmann's dedication to the field of biology using insects as model organisms.
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Major Awards
127
Publications
32,446
Citations
74
h-index
103
i10-index
255.5
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
BA
Bruce A. Beutler
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2011)
RM
Ralph M. Steinman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2011)
HZ
Huda Zoghbi
Gairdner International Award (2011)
HC
Howard Cedar
Gairdner International Award (2011)
AP
Adrian Peter Bird
Gairdner International Award (2011)
AR
Aharon Razin
Gairdner International Award (2011)
SA
Shizuo Akira
Gairdner International Award (2011)
RM
Ruslan Medzhitov
Shaw Prize in Life Science (2011)
SI
Sumio Iijima
Balzan Prize (2007)
PA
Peter and Rosemary Grant
Balzan Prize (2007)
KB
Karlheinz Böhm
Balzan Prize (2007)
RH
Rosalyn Higgins
Balzan Prize (2007)
Education
University of Marburg
University of Strasbourg
Lycée de garçons Luxembourg
Doctoral Advisors
Stephanie BlandinBernard Duvic
Positions & Roles
member of the Académie françaisepresident of the French Academy of Sciences
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
James P. Allison
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2018)
Michael W. Young
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2017)
Jeffrey C. Hall
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2017)
Michael Rosbash
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2017)
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