Thomas Boehm (biologist)

Thomas Boehm (born 21 July 1956 in Gelnhausen) is a German immunologist. He is a Director of the Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg im Breisgau. He has won a variety of prizes for his research work.

Boehm in 2018

Life

Boehm completed his medical studies at the Goethe University Frankfurt. He received his doctorate in 1982 and then worked as a research assistant in paediatrics and biochemistry at Frankfurt University Hospital. In 1988 he qualified as a professor of biochemistry. From 1987 to 1991 he was a visiting researcher and then a research associate at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Cambridge University. In 1991 he received a professorship at the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg and in 1994 a joint professorship at Heidelberg University and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. Since 1998 he has been a director at the Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg im Breisgau.[1]

Research

Boehm deals with the evolution of the immune system, the development of the thymus and the relationships between lymphocytes and the interstitium. He was able to achieve groundbreaking advances in the study of the thymus. With the help of comparative studies of different animal species, essential properties of the immune systems of all vertebrates could be identified – in particular the structure of the immune system and the basis of its adaptability. Control mechanisms that cause the maturation and differentiation of immune cells were elucidated in his laboratory. Experiments with the production of artificial thymus glands have also been successful. More recent work deals with the development and function of genetic networks that are required for immune tolerance in antigen detection in vertebrates and invertebrates.

Boehm has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Paul Ehrlich Foundation since 2018.

Selected works

Books
  • Boehm, Thomas (2008). "Thymus development and function". Current Opinion in Immunology. Elsevier BV. 20 (2): 178–184. doi:10.1016/j.coi.2008.03.001. ISSN 0952-7915. PMID 18403191.

Articles

Awards and distinctions

References
  1. "Dr. Thomas Boehm: Vita". Max Planck Gesellschaft. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. Preise. (PDF) in Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 6 October 1988
  3. Liste der Leibniz-Preisträger 1986–2013 at the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (dfg.de); 9 January 2014
  4. Thomas Boehm at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  5. Ernst Jung-Preis
  6. Erns 2014: Preisträger Prof. Thomas Boehm at the Jung Foundation for Science and Research.
  7. "Deutscher Immunologie-Preis". Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  8. "The Prize". Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung. 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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