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Jacques Neefjes

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Jacques Neefjes
Sjaak Neefjes
Born8 December 1959(1959-12-08)(age64)
NationalityDutch
Education
Scientific career
InstitutionsLeiden University Medical Center

Jacques (Sjaak) Neefjes(born 8 December 1959) is a Dutch scientist who made breakthroughs in several research disciplines such asimmunology,cell biology,chemistry,cancer biology,microbiology,andepidemiology.He is a professor at theLeiden University Medical Center.In 2020 he was one of four winners of theSpinoza Prize.

Biography

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From 1979 to 1985, Jacques Neefjes studied Chemistry at theVrije Universiteit Amsterdam.Then, he performed his Ph.D. studies at the Division of Cellular Biochemistry, in theNetherlands Cancer Institute(NKI) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ploegh in Amsterdam. During his thesis, he investigated theCell Biological Aspect of MHC class I and II molecules.He obtained his Ph.D. degree on the 2nd of November 1990 withCum Laude.

After his Ph.D., Jacques Neefjes did two post-doctoral visits. First, from 1991 to 1992, he visited the laboratory of Drs Benoit and Mathis at the Institut de Chimie Biologique, Strasbourg (France). Then, he obtained a 2-year fellowship from theEuropean Molecular Biology Organization(EMBO) to visit the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Hämmerling at theGerman Cancer Research Center(DKFZ), in Heidelberg (Germany) from 1992 to 1993. In 1993, Jacques Neefjes became a staff member of the Division of Cellular Biochemistry at theNKI.In 1998, he became head of the division of Tumor Biology. From 1999 to 2016, he occupied the position of "Extraordinary professor" at theLeiden University.He was the Dean of the Graduate School Oncology Amsterdam (OOA) from 2000 to 2003.

Since 2016, he is head of the Cell and Chemical Biology department at theLeiden University Medical Center(the Netherlands).

Works

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During his career, Jacques Neefjes has authored more than 280scientific publicationsreaching more than 30,000 citations.[1]Neefjes’ discoveries onantigen presentationby the class I and IImajor histocompatibility complexes(MHC) constitute today's textbook knowledge. Through his exploration of the cell biology of the MHC, Jacques Neefjes became an expert onendocytosisandintracellular transport.In 2017, Neefjes and his team made fundamental discoveries regarding endosome positioning by the endoplasmic reticulum.[2]Neefjes further expanded his work onendosomestophagosomesandintracellularbacteria.By combiningchemistry,cell biologyandbiochemistrywithgenetic screens,Neefjes identifiedinhibitorsto disturb bacterial survival strategies, representing one of the firstantibioticsacting by targeting the host, rather than thepathogen.[3]In 2015, Neefjes has demonstrated thatSalmonellainfection promotecancerdevelopment.[4]Since 2019, Jacques Neefjes is co-financing the production of a promisingcancer drug,Aclarubicin,which disappeared from the European market at the beginning of the 21st century.[5][6][7]

Distinction

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Honours and awards

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Honorary Lectures

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  • 2012 Ruysch lecture AMC, Amsterdam
  • 2012 Beatty Lecture, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Selected research articles

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The Biosynthetic Pathway of MHC Class II but Not Class I Molecules Intersects the Endocytic Route.
Neefjes JJ, Stollorx V, Peters PJ, Geuze HJ, and Ploegh HL.
Cell. 1990. 61:171-183.

The major substrates for TAP in vivo are derived from newly synthesized proteins.
Reits EA, Vos JC, Grommé M, and Neefjes JJ.
Nature. 2000. 404:774–778.

Intracellular bacterial growth is controlled by a kinase network around PKB/AKT1.
Kuijl C, Savage ND, Marsman M, Tuin AW, Janssen L, Egan DA, Ketema M, Van Den Nieuwendijk R, Van Den Eeden SJ, Geluk A, Poot A, Van Der Marel G, Beijersbergen RL, Overkleeft H, Ottenhoff TH, and Neefjes JJ.
Nature. 2007. 450:725–730

An ER-Associated Pathway Defines Endosomal Architecture for Controlled Cargo Transport.
Jongsma ML, Berlin I, Wijdeven RH, Janssen L, Janssen GM, Garstka MA, Janssen H, Mensink M, van Veelen PA, Spaapen RM, and Neefjes JJ.
Cell. 2016. 166:152-166

References

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  1. ^"Jacques Neefjes".
  2. ^Jongsma, Marlieke L.M.; Berlin, Ilana; Wijdeven, Ruud H.M.; Janssen, Lennert; Janssen, George M.C.; Garstka, Malgorzata A.; Janssen, Hans; Mensink, Mark; van Veelen, Peter A.; Spaapen, Robbert M.; Neefjes, Jacques (June 2016)."An ER-Associated Pathway Defines Endosomal Architecture for Controlled Cargo Transport".Cell.166(1): 152–166.doi:10.1016/j.cell.2016.05.078.PMC4930482.PMID27368102.
  3. ^Kuijl, Coenraad; Savage, Nigel D. L.; Marsman, Marije; Tuin, Adriaan W.; Janssen, Lennert; Egan, David A.; Ketema, Mirjam; van den Nieuwendijk, Rian; van den Eeden, Susan J. F.; Geluk, Annemieke; Poot, Alex (November 2007). "Intracellular bacterial growth is controlled by a kinase network around PKB/AKT1".Nature.450(7170): 725–730.Bibcode:2007Natur.450..725K.doi:10.1038/nature06345.hdl:1887/3209535.ISSN0028-0836.PMID18046412.S2CID23274247.
  4. ^Scanu, Tiziana; Spaapen, Robbert M.; Bakker, Jeroen M.; Pratap, Chandra Bhan; Wu, Lin-en; Hofland, Ingrid; Broeks, Annegien; Shukla, Vijay Kumar; Kumar, Mohan; Janssen, Hans; Song, Ji-Ying (2015-06-10)."Salmonella Manipulation of Host Signaling Pathways Provokes Cellular Transformation Associated with Gallbladder Carcinoma".Cell Host & Microbe.17(6): 763–774.doi:10.1016/j.chom.2015.05.002.ISSN1931-3128.PMID26028364.
  5. ^de Visser, Ellen; van der Zwaal, Manon; Jockel, Judith (March 2, 2019)."Hoe de erfenis van Els Borst mogelijk kankerpatiënten kan helpen".Volkskrant Kijk Verder(in Dutch).Retrieved2019-10-02.
  6. ^"Nooit de makkelijkste weg - interview met Sjaak Neefjes, hoogleraar chemische immunologie aan de Universiteit Leiden en spreker op 2 oktober".Labtechnology(in Dutch). 2019-09-16.Retrieved2019-10-02.
  7. ^Visser, Ellen de (2019-03-02)."Oud-minister Els Borst helpt postuum mee aan terugkeer kankermedicijn".de Volkskrant(in Dutch).Retrieved2019-10-02.
  8. ^"Jacques Neefjes".Academia Europaea. Archived fromthe originalon 28 March 2019.
  9. ^"Group 6: Cellular and Molecular biology".Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.Retrieved11 April2020.
  10. ^"Jacques Neefjes".Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2019.
  11. ^"Prof. Sjaak Neefjes".Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Archived fromthe originalon 6 November 2020.
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