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Our September Ambassador of the Month is Mouna Ben Azaiz, Assistant Professor in Immunology, University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, Tunisia (working in Military Hospital of Tunis). Mouna joined the Immunopaedia team this year, and has contributed to the Interviews page, and has also promoted Immunopaedia at her institute.. Thank you Mouna for all your hard work.
Name: Mouna Ben Azaiz
Position: Assistant Professor in Immunology
Research Institute: University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, Tunisia (working in Military Hospital of Tunis)
Research Interests: Inflammation, Sepsis, Bioethics
Recent Publications:
- Bedhiafi T, Charradi K,Ben Azaiz M, et al., 2018. Supplementation of grape seed and skin extract to orlistat therapy prevents high fat diet-induced murine spleen lipotoxicity. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab.
- Ben Azaiz M, et al., 2017 Immune suppression in severe infection: level of immunosuppressive cytokine IL10 and IL4 during sepsis and correlation with sequential organ failure assessment. Pan African Medical Journal – Conference Proceedings.
- Ayari J, Balti M, Ben Azaiz M, et al., 2017. The role of cytokines IL10, IL6 and TNFα as potential prognostic markers in breast cancer in Tunisia, European society for medical oncology (ESMO)–Immunology 7-10 December 2017 Geneva, Switzerland, Annals of oncology.
Why do you love immunology: Immunology is the future of medicine I call it the molecular medicine. My dream is that one day we can conquer cancer with immunotherapy, and find a way to control the reaction of the immune system to prevent sepsis.
The history of medicine started by exploring anatomy, and now thanks to technology we can explore our cells’ molecules and genome. And now nanotechnology allows us to direct treatments directly to affected regions.
It is a wonderful adventure in a mysterious world and every day we make new discoveries.
If I wasn’t an immunologist I would be: Artist
Tips for young people who want to enter the field of immunology: You must study some basic skills, but it is more important to be creative and have imagination. Read the old books of famous scientists. I learned so much from them. Always stay humble and share your knowledge.
What being an Immunopaedia Ambassador means to me: I feel a duty to teach people the importance of caring for their immune systems, and to spread public awareness about immunotherapies. Being an Ambassador is a great opportunity to express my love for immunology and share my modest expertise and visions in this field, as well as to learn from others.
How I have contributed to Immunopaedia so far: I promoted immunopeadia during Immunology Day in April 2018, and interviewed Prof Jean-Marc Cavaillon, Proffessor at Institut Pasteur in Paris.
You can get in touch with me by: LinkedIn – Mouna Ben Azaiz
