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Christian Brechot

Christian Brechot, MD, PhD

Asst Vice President, College of Medicine Internal Medicine

Sr. Assoc. Dean for Research for Global Affairs, Morsani College of Medicine

Assoc.Vp, International Partnerships & Innovation, Morsani College of Medicine

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Education

  • PhD, Biochemistry, University of Paris*, 1985
  • MD, Medicine, University of Paris*, 1983

Biography

Christian Bréchot, MD, PhD joined the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine part time as Senior Associate Dean for Research in Global Affairs, Associate Vice President for International Partnerships and Innovation, and Professor in the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine. He is also executive director of the Tampa-based Romark Laboratories Institute for Medical Research. Since 2017, Dr. Bréchot has served as President of the Global Virus Network, a network of 48 research centers worldwide, headquartered in Baltimore.

Academic Philosophy

"Work at a transdisciplinary interface between basic research, medicine and public health, reinforce partnerships between academics and private sectors, promote access to scientific knowledge and innovation in low- and middle-income countries."

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs

  • Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease
  • Cancer Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental & amp; Global Health
  • Metabolic Regulation and Disorders

Awards/Honors

  • Honorary Professor (Shanghai Fudan University - 2019)
  • Izmar Boas Award (German Society of Gastroenterology - 2013)
  • Honorary Degree (Huazhong University, Wuhang, China - 2012)
  • Honorary Degree (Imperial College London - 2008)
  • Honorary Degree (Glasgow Univerisity, Scotland - 2005)
  • Honorary Professor (Shanghaï Jiao Tong University, China - 2005)
  • Knight (French National Legion of Honor - 2005)
  • Knight (French National Order of Merit - 2002)

Memberships

  • Member (USF COVID-19 Task force, 2020 - Present)

Recent Publications

  • Martiny J, B, H, Whiteson K, L, Bohannan B, J, M, David L, A, HynsonN, A, McFall-Ngai M, Rawls J, F, Schmidt T, M, Abdo Z, Blaser M, J, Bordenstein S, Brechot C et a. The Emergence of Microbiome Centres. Nat Microbiol. 5(1) : 2-3
  • Buonaguro F, M, Ascierto P, A, Morse G, D, Buonaguro L, Puzanov I, Tornesello M, L, Brechot C, Gallo R, C, . Covid-19: Time for a Paradigm Change Rev Med Virol. 3(5) : e2134, 2020.
  • Brechot C. [the Pandemic Caused by Sars-Cov-2: More Than a Serious Health Crisis, a Change of Time and Lessons to Be Learned Urgently] Med Sci (Paris). 36(12) : 1107-1108, 2020.
  • Akkina R, Garry R, Brechot C, et al 2019 Meeting of the Global Virus Network Antiviral Res.. : 172:104645, 2019.
  • Rossignol J, F, Brechot C. Pilot Clinical Trial of Nitazoxanide in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Hepatol Commun.. 3(6) : 744-747, 2019.
  • Revill P, A, Penicaud C, Brechot C, Zoulim . Meeting the Challenge of Eliminating Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Gene(Basel). 10(4) , 2019.
  • Lazarus JV, et al. The hepatitis B epidemic and the urgent need for cure preparedness. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 15(9) : 517-518, 2018.
  • Perkins MD, et al. Diagnostic preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks Lancet, 390(10108). : 2211-2214, 2017.
  • Abdallah C et al. Hepatitis C virus core protein targets 4E-BP1 expression and phosphorylation and potentiates Myc-induced liver carcinogenesis in transgenic mice Oncotarget. 8(34) : 56228-56242, 2017.
  • Darnaud M, et al. Enteric delivery of regenerating family member 3 alpha alters the intestinal microbiota and controls inflammation in mice with colitis Gastroenterology. 154(4) : 1009-1023, 2014.