Ziad Mallat
As a professor of Cardiology at the University of Cambridge, Mallat was the first to identify a major atheroprotective role of regulatory T cells and associated anti-inflammatory cytokines, IL-10 and TGF-β.Mallat received his medical degree and qualification in cardiovascular diseases from Pierre and Marie Curie University in 1996 and his Ph.D. in Vascular Biology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis from Paris Diderot University in 1999.[1] Mallat was the first to identify a major atheroprotective role of regulatory T cells and associated anti-inflammatory cytokines, IL-10 and TGF-β.The aim of his proposal was to create a "Google map" of human atherosclerosis.[4] He was elected for having made "sustained and internationally recognised contributions to our understanding of cardiovascular immunology and atherosclerotic disease and translated these novel findings into clinical trials.