The Division for Development and Public Relations     HENRI  ATLAN,  S. MARK TAPER PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIOPHYSICAL MEDICINE  Status : EMERITUS Birth place : BLIDA, ALGERIA Office Phone: 02-677-7653 Fax: 02-642-1203 E-Mail: atlan@ehess.fr U.R.L:   Department Faculty   MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE FACULTY OF MEDICINE Dept. Description   Academic Degree   Institution Year M.D. 1958 Ph.D. UNIV. OF PARIS 1973   Academic Position   Year EMERITUS 1996 PROFESSOR 1977 ASSOC. PROFESSOR 1976   External Academic Positions Asst. Prof., 1964, Assoc. Prof., 1966, Univ. of Rouen Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Paris, 1973 Research Assoc., NASA Ames Research Center, 1966-68 Visiting Prof., Weizmann Inst., 1971-73   Research Interests Applications of neural network computing to immunology. Physiopathology of autoimmune diseases and AIDS. Computerized processing of data collected by medical imaging (nuclear medicine and NMR) and utilization in clinical decision making. Self-organizing properties of complex systems based on information theory and dynamics of probabilistic automata networks. Coupling of ion transport through the cell membrane with protein and DNA synthesis. Philosophy and ethics of biology.   Research Projects Immunotherapy by T-cell vaccination of HIV infected seropositive Clinical trials of T-cell vaccination in autoimmune diseases (Type II Modeling of biocomplexity at different levels of organization. Ouabain resistant K+ and Na+ transport in cell cultures: role in the The role of protein conformational changes and of prion-like MRI and PET imaging of brain activity in primates during the Immunotherapy: Applications of neural net computation to cell biology and Cell biology: Nuclear medicine: Philosophy of knowledge and biomedical ethics:   Selected Publications Publication Title   Year Major CD4 epitopes involved in anti-CD4 T-cell autoimmunity in 2007 The emergence of goals in a self-organizing network: A 2007 Na+/K+/Cl- cotransporter activates MAP-kinase cascade downstream 2006 Self-organization and meaning in immunology. In: 2006 L'Ut?rus Artificiel. Paris, Seuil, 215 pp. 2005 Des chemins qui m?nent ailleurs. Dialogues philosophiques. 2005 Both raft- and non-raft proteins associate with CHAPS-insoluble 2003 Limits to genetic explanations impose limits on the human genome 2003 T cells and autoantibodies to human HSP70 in Type 1 diabetes in 2003 Les Etincelles de Hasard. Tome II: Ath?isme de 2003 T cell responses and autoantibodies to human HSP70 in children 2003 The living cell as a paradigm for complex natural systems. 2003 Proliferation and competition in discrete biological systems. 2003 L'humanit? d'Homo Sapiens. In: 2003 Na+/K+/Cl- Cotransporter activates mitogen-activated protein 2002 La science est-elle inhumaine? Essai sur la libre 2002 Genealogy and levels of ethics. In: 2001 HIV time hierarchy: Winning the war while, loosing all the 2001 Modeling complexity in biology. 2001 Epigenesis and self-organization: New perspectives in biology 2001 Over-expression of the Na+K+Cl- cotransporter gene induces cell 2000 Self-organization and computability. In: 2000 Self-organizing networks: Weak, strong and intentional, the role 2000 Vivere e conscere. 2000 Le clonage humain. Paris, Ed. du Seuil. 1999 Les concepts d'auto-organisation et de signification en 1999 Information g?n?tique. 1999 Les Etincelles de hasard. Tome I: Connaissance 1999 Le clonage en questions. 1999 Genealogia e livelli della riflessione etica. 1999 La fin du "tout g?n?tique"? Vers de nouveaux paradigmes en 1999 Du principe de plaisir ? la morale de l'indignation. In: 1999 Wissenschaft und mystische ?berlieferungen. Awatara der 1999 Epigen?se et auto-organisation: nouvelles perspectives en 1999 Immanent causality. A Spinozist viewpoint on evolution and 1998 Intentional self-organization. Emergence and reduction: Towards 1998 Paradigms in immunology and modern, post-modern, 1998 Les ?changes de savoir: la biblioth?que comme m?taphore 1998 Transfert de noyau et clonage: aspects biologiques et ?thiques. 1997 Les niveaux de l'?thique. In: 1997 A P-31 NMR study of preconditioned isolated perfused rat heart 1996 T cell vaccination for HIV-seropositive patients. In: 1996 Il "genetico" non e el gene. DNA: programma o dati? 1996 Le projet "Genome Humain": un exemple de transmission du savoir 1996 Comment le Dieu Biblique Peut "Aller au Hasard" en Hebreu mais 1995 Fatti et misfati della genetica. 1995 Projet et signification dans des reseaux d'automates: Le role de 1995 Cardiac protection by warm blood cardioplegia: A P-31 NMR study 1995 Biological medicine and the survival of the person. 1995 The use of proton NMR spectroscopy of blood plasma as a 1995 Le Plaisir, la Douleur et les Niveaux de l'Ethique. 1995 An early increase of intracellular Na+ may be one of the first 1995 Mechanisms of autoimmunity and AIDS: Prospects for therapeutic 1994 Education et veritי. 1994 Intentionality in nature. Against an all-encompassing 1994 Persons, species, humanity. 1994 Les pities dangereuses. 1994 Bumetanide and Furosemide inhibited vascular endothelia cell 1994 Le projet "Genome Humain" et la transmission du savoir 1993 Tout, non, peut-etre. Education et Verite . 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