Benedita Barata da Rocha (24 February 1949 – 2 October 2021) was a Portuguese immunologist. [1] [2]
She earned her M.D. 1972 from the University of Lisbon, and her Ph.D. 1978 from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. [1] She was "directeur de recherche classe exceptionel" (DRCE) of the CNRS and director of a research unit of the INSERM at the Necker Institute, Paris, France. Her major scientific contributions are in the areas of T cell immune tolerance, T cell memory and development of intraepithelial lymphocytes. [3]
In 2007 she received the CNRS Silver Medal award [4] and in 2009 a European Research Council advanced grant. She published more than 100 research articles. [5]
Benedita Barata da Rocha (24 February 1949 – 2 October 2021) was a Portuguese immunologist. [1] [2]
She earned her M.D. 1972 from the University of Lisbon, and her Ph.D. 1978 from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. [1] She was "directeur de recherche classe exceptionel" (DRCE) of the CNRS and director of a research unit of the INSERM at the Necker Institute, Paris, France. Her major scientific contributions are in the areas of T cell immune tolerance, T cell memory and development of intraepithelial lymphocytes. [3]
In 2007 she received the CNRS Silver Medal award [4] and in 2009 a European Research Council advanced grant. She published more than 100 research articles. [5]