Laurence Zitvogel appointed Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research
On Tuesday, 27 January, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announced 24 new Fellows who will be joining its ranks. Laurence Zitvogel, the only French appointee, is among four distinguished Europeans.
Laurence Zitvogel, clinical oncologist, head of the Immunologie des tumeurs et immunothérapie (Itic - Université Paris-Saclay/Gustave Roussy/Inserm) and professor at Université Paris-Saclay, has been appointed Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
The work of this highly awarded scientist, who is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine, has profoundly shaped advances in cancer immunology and immunotherapy. Together with her team, she has contributed to major concepts such as immunogenic cell death and the role of the gut microbiota in immunosurveillance and responses to anticancer treatments. The AACR recognised her for her outstanding contributions in demonstrating the influence of microbiome composition and innate immunity on clinical outcomes in immunotherapy, notably through the identification of microbial predictors of response to PD-1 inhibitors, the development of exosome-based vaccination strategies, the study of mechanisms of immunogenic cell death, and the discovery of biomarkers enabling the assessment of immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy in melanoma.
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) was established to honour scientists and clinicians whose visionary work has profoundly transformed cancer research. Fellows of the AACR Academy are international leaders who have contributed to major advances in cancer biology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and who actively support the AACR’s mission to prevent and cure cancer. Election as a Fellow of the AACR Academy is based on a rigorous peer-review process, designed to recognise only researchers whose scientific contributions have had a lasting, global impact. This distinction is among the highest honours awarded by the AACR.