Dr. Touil-Boukoffa Chafia
Head of DepartmentUniversity of Sciences and Technology, Algeria
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Immunology from University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algeria
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Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Immunology from University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algeria
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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.