CV Science

OLIVIER TOURNILHAC MD, PhD ; Professor of University

Course and current status

Present position with full work address :

2007 : haematologist - Hospital Practiioner of Adult haematology Unit EA7283 "cancer resistance exploring and targeting" CHU ESTAING, 1 place Lucie Aubrac, 63003 CLERMONT FERRAND FRANCE

Main university degrees :

2006 : Faculty of Medecine, Blaise Pascal University, PhD-Thesis on autograft and chronic lymphoid hemopathy

2002 : Faculty of Medecine, Professor of University, Clermont Ferrand, France

1997 : Faculty of medecine Paris University, Doctorate in Medecine, Paris, France

Postgraduate education/specialization/training :

2003 : Research Associate. Bing Center for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia, Dr S.P. Treon Department of Medical Oncology Dana Farber Cancer Institute,     Harvard Medical School.Boston, USA.

1996 : Certificate of immunology and immunopathology, University Paris

Scientific summary

Pr Olivier Tournilhac, MD, PhD is physician, specialized in benign and malignant clinical hematology at Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital. Most of his activity is devoted to patient’s care. The other part of his activity includes teaching at Clermont-Ferrand University Medical School and clinical research on CLL and peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma as coordinating investigator of 2 trials in CLL (protocols ICLL001 BOMP and ICLL 003 RICAC PMM) in collaboration with the intergroup GCFLLC/MW – GOELAMS and one trial on T-Cell Lymphoma (protocol AATT) in collaboration with the LYSA and with the German group DHSNHL. His main role in basic science and translational research in and PTCL is to promote interactions between clinicians and scientists.