Abdel Soussi Gounni, PhD

Dr. Abdelilah Gounni received his PhD training at Pasteur Institute, University of Lille, France. He then underwent training as a National Swiss Foundation Research fellow at the Swiss Tropical Institute University of Basel, and as a postdoctoral fellow at the Meakins-Christie Labs Mc Gill University Montreal, Canada. In 1999, Dr. Gounni was one of only six investigators worldwide recognized with a Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation fellowship award for his innovative research on IgE receptor mediated inflammation. In 2001, Dr. Gounni joined the Department of Immunology at the University of Manitoba, where he established a competitive program investigating the molecular mechanism of airway chronic diseases.

Education

• B.Sc, Biochemistry, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France (1989)
• DEA, master equivalent in microbiology, Centre de Recherche de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaire (CRBGC), Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (1991)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Universite de Lille, Centre d’Immunologie et de Biologie Parasitaire (CIBP), Pasteur Institute, Lille, France (1995)

Awards

• Merit Award in Research, University of Manitoba, Canada (2012)
• Manitoba Research Chair in molecular airway inflammation, Winnipeg, Canada (2009)
• Ken Hughes Young Investigator Award for Excellence in Medical Research, University of Manitoba (2008)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award, Ottawa, Canada (2002)
• Post-doctoral research award, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (2001)
• Ranked 3rd, Henning Lowenstein Award for Research excellence in Allergy, ALko Abello, Denmark (2001)
• Post doctoral fellowship from CAAAIF/Glaxo Welcome/ CIHR, Ottawa, Canada (2000)
• Post doctoral fellowship from Medical Research Council (MRC), Ottawa, Canada (1999)
• International Fellowship Research Award, Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation. Uppsala, Sweden (1999)
• Post doctoral Fellowship, Montreal Chest Institute-Royal Victoria Foundation, Montreal, Canada (1998)
• Post doctoral Fellowship from Swiss National Foundation, Bern, Switzerland (1996)
• Graduate Studentship from Pasteur Institute, Lille, France (1995)
• PhD Studentship, Merieux Foundation, Lyon, France (1992)

Editorial position

• Section Editor, Frontiers in Allergy Journal, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Associate Editor, Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology, Ottawa, Canada. The Official Journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
• Editorial Board Member, Clinical Experimental Allergy, London, UK. The Official Journal of the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology