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France
Laboratory of cellular and molecular biology,
Faculty of biological sciences,
University of sciences and technologies (USTHB),
BP 32-El Alia-16111-Algiers-Algeria.
Chafia Touil-Boukoffa
Address:
Laboratory of cellular and molecular biology,
LBCM-FSB-USTHB,
El Alia BP 32 16111 Algiers.
Research Interests:
- Cellular and Molecular Immunology
- Immunopathology.
- Biotechnogy and Health
Biography:
- Prof .Chafia Touil-Boukoffa obtained her Doctorate Degree in Biochemistry-Immunology in 1998 at the university of sciences and technology (USTHB) ,Algiers, Algeria.
- Since this period, she has developed many projects in the field of immunology and biotechnology in collaboration with Curie Institute-Interferon and cytokine research-365 Unit-Paris -France).
- Since 2000, she is a head of "Cytokines and NO Synthases" Team and director of cellular and molecular biology laboratory (www.lbcm.usthb.dz).
- Her project is about the study of cytokines and NO Synthases involvement in the mechanisms of pathogenesis and immune response in parasite disease and in auto-immune and inflammatory disease which are endemic in Algeria(Uveitis, Behçet disease, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic inflammatory vasculitis.).
- She is an author of many publications in the immunology and biomedicine field and she has received international and national awards for her works.
- Since June 2016, she has been nominated as a member of Algerian Academy of Sciences and Technology.