Yasmine Belkaid

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

1. 1968
   Born
2. 2016
   Member of American Society for Microbiology
3. 2017
   Won Emil-von-Behring-Prize
4. 2019
   Won Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences
5. 2020
   Won Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
6. 2024
   Won Knight of the Legion of Honour
7. Member of National Academy of Sciences
8. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
9. Won EMBO Membership

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Algiers
• •Citizenship: Algeria, France
• •Known as: immunologist, researcher