Benedita Barata da Rocha explained

Benedita Barata da Rocha (24 February 1949 – 2 October 2021) was a Portuguese immunologist.^{[1] [2]}

She earned her M.D. 1972 from the University of Lisbon, and her Ph.D. 1978 from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.^[1] She was "directeur de recherche classe exceptionel" (DRCE) of the CNRS and director of a research unit of the INSERM at the Necker Institute, Paris, France. Her major scientific contributions are in the areas of T cell immune tolerance, T cell memory and development of intraepithelial lymphocytes.^[3]

In 2007 she received the CNRS Silver Medal award ^[4] and in 2009 a European Research Council advanced grant.She published more than 100 research articles.^[5]

Major works

• Rocha. B. von Boehmer. H. Peripheral selection of the T cell repertoire. Science. 8 March 1991. 251. 4998. 1225–8. 1900951. 10.1126/science.1900951. 1991Sci...251.1225R.
• Tanchot. C. Lemonnier. FA. Pérarnau. B. Freitas. AA. Rocha. B. Differential requirements for survival and proliferation of CD8 naïve or memory T cells. Science. 27 June 1997. 276. 5321. 2057–62. 9197272. 10.1126/science.276.5321.2057. 10349085.
• Veiga-Fernandes. H. Walter. U. Bourgeois. C. McLean. A. Rocha. B. Response of naïve and memory CD8+ T cells to antigen stimulation in vivo.. Nature Immunology. July 2000. 1. 1. 47–53. 10881174. 10.1038/76907. 23616903.
• Peaudecerf. L. dos Santos. PR. Boudil. A. Ezine. S. Pardigon. N. Rocha. B. The role of the gut as a primary lymphoid organ: CD8αα intraepithelial T lymphocytes in euthymic mice derive from very immature CD44+ thymocyte precursors.. Mucosal Immunology. January 2011. 4. 1. 93–101. 20737000. 10.1038/mi.2010.47.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Benedita Barata de Rocha, M.D., Ph.D. . European Academy of Tumor Immunology . 19 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160507173454/http://eati.landesbioscience.com/members/83/ . 7 May 2016 .
2. Web site: Firmino. Teresa. Benedita Rocha (1949-2021), um espírito livre apaixonado pela imunologia. live. 8 October 2021. Público. 8 October 2021 . pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008063421/https://www.publico.pt/2021/10/08/ciencia/noticia/benedita-rocha-19492021-espirito-livre-apaixonado-imunologia-1980110 . 2021-10-08 .
3. Web site: Benedita Almeida-Ribeiro Barata da Rocha - La Passion de L'Immunite . CNRS . 23 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711152930/http://www.cnrs.fr/fr/recherche/prix/docs/BaratadaRochaB.pdf . 11 July 2012 . dead .
4. Web site: Médailles d'argent du CNRS . 17 December 2016 . CNRS . https://web.archive.org/web/20140720104943/http://www.cnrs.fr/fr/recherche/prix/argent/2007.htm . 20 July 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: PubMed Search: Rocha B.