Overview
Dr. Lotfi Chouchane is professor in the departments of genetic medicine, and microbiology and immunology of Weill Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Chouchane received his Ph.D. in immunology from Pasteur Institute of Paris and the University of Paris VII. Following a four-year post-doctoral position at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, in the U.S., he obtained his D. Sc. in human genetics and immunology. He then joined the National Institute of Medical Research in Paris as visiting scientist.
Before joining Weill Cornell Medicine, Prof. Chouchane was at the Faculty of Medicine of Monastir University in Tunisia, where he worked as professor of human genetics and immunology, and chief of the laboratory of immuno-oncology. He was the chair of the department of basic science during the period between1996-2002.
Highlights
- 1Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2022
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- 3JCI insight · 2021
Publications
Funding
Active
1 grant- PIARG01-0529-230394ARG01-0529-230394: Single-Cell Multi-Omics, Organoid Engineering, and Animal Model to Unveil the Role of an Antioxidant Response System in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune ThyroiditisQatar National Research Fund · 2024–2027
Completed grants (3)
- PIPPM04-0311-200035Exploring Drug Resistance Mechanisms in Triple Negative Breast Cancers: From Patient Derived Organoids towards Precision MedicineQatar National Research Fund · 2021–2024
- PINPRP12S-0317-190379UBR5, E3 Ubiquitin Ligase, in Triple Negative Breast Cancers: Potential Role in Anti-Tumor Immunity and Cancer MetabolismQatar National Research Fund · 2020–2024
- PINPRP 9-459-3-090Precision Immunology Implications for Aggressive Types of Breast Cancer: Genomic Determinants of Immune Response to Neoadjuvant ChemotherapyQatar National Research Fund · 2016–2020
Available technologies
- UCP1 Activators Suppressing Adipocyte Inflammation for Next Generation Obesity Management11463Provisional filedPoC DataPMID 41787480
Mentoring
- ARAtilio RomeroPostdoc mentee · 2021–2023