Sophien Kamoun

Sophien Kamoun
سفيان كمون
Kamoun in 2018
Born (1965-12-08) 8 December 1965
Alma materPierre and Marie Curie University (BSc)
University of California, Davis (PhD)
AwardsDaiwa Adrian Prize (2010)
EMBO Member (2015)
Linnean Medal (2018)
Scientific career
FieldsPlant pathology
InstitutionsSainsbury Laboratory
University of East Anglia
John Innes Centre
Wageningen University and Research
Ohio State University
ThesisGenetic analysis of pathogenicity of Xanthomonas campestris (1991)
Websitekamounlab.net

Sophien Kamoun (Arabic: سفيان كمون; born 8 December 1965) is a Tunisian biologist. He is a senior scientist at The Sainsbury Laboratory and professor of biology at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Kamoun is known for contributions to our understanding of plant diseases and plant immunity.