Thierry Boon

Thierry Boon is a Belgian scientist, former Director of the Ludwig Cancer Research branch in (Belgium) and professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain. He observed that tumour cells that have acquired new mutations as a result of mutagen treatment in vitro, often become incapable of forming tumours because they express new antigens recognized by the T cells of the immune system. His research allowed him to isolate the genes that code for these so-called tumour antigens. He is a member of the Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Council, The National Academy of Sciences, and The Academy of Cancer Immunology.

Awards 1986: Rik & Nel Wouters Prize 1986: De Vooght Prize in Immunology 1987: Cancer Research Institute William B. Coley Award 1990: Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Prize 1990: Francqui Prize on Biological and Medical Sciences 1994: Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine 1994: Rabbi Shai Shacknai Memorial Prize in Immunology & Cancer Research 1995: Sandoz Prize in Immunology 1999: Leopold Griffuel Prize