Pere Santamaria is Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary.He has made seminal contributions to our understanding and treatment of autoimmune diseases. Le plus remarquable est sa découverte d'une nouvelle plate-forme thérapeutique, basée sur la nanomédecine, pour traiter ces troubles. Current efforts focus on translating this revolutionary discovery into the clinic, to treat the ~100 autoimmune diseases affecting humankind.