From Bab Ezzouar to the World: The Extraordinary, Improbable Journey of Yasmine Belkaid

Yasmine Belkaid
Yasmine Belkaïd
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Who is this?
Yasmine Belkaid (Arabic: ياسمين بلقايد; born 1968) is an Algerian immunologist who is best known for her work studying host-microbe interactions in tissues and immune regulation to microbes. Belkaid currently serves as the director of the NIAID Microbiome program. On March 29, 2023, she was appointed as President of the Pasteur Institute for a six-year term, starting from January 2024. She is the daughter of the former Algerian politician Abu Bekr Belkaid.
Career
- 1968Born
- 2016Member of American Society for Microbiology
- 2017Won Emil-von-Behring-Prize
- 2019Won Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences
- 2020Won Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2024Won Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Member of National Academy of Sciences
- Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Won EMBO Membership
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Algiers
- •Citizenship: Algeria, France
- •Known as: immunologist, researcher
What happened recently
Dubai Health hosts Professor Yasmine Belkaid, winner of the 2024 Great Arab Minds Award in Medicine
The new face of “MAKE IT ICONIC. Choose France”, Professor Yasmine Belkaid embodies French boldness in the Government's international campaign - EurekAlert!
Yasmine Belkaid Wins Sanofi–Institut Pasteur 2016 Award - National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)