Jules A. Hoffmann

Nobel Lecture

The Host Defense of Insects: A Paradigm for Innate Immunity

Jules A. Hoffmann delivered his Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2011 at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. He was introduced by Professor Lars Klareskog, Chairman of the Nobel Assembly.

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Jules A. Hoffmann delivered his Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2011 at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. He was introduced by Professor Lars Klareskog, Chairman of the Nobel Assembly.

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