Born November 13th 1944, Paris. Married, three children.
Education
Agregation de Sciences Naturelles, 1969
These d’Etat en Biochimie, Paris VII (Ph. D.), 1985. Thesis Supervisor: Jean Massoulie (ENS)
Appointments
High School Teacher (1969-1978)
Assistant Professor, Animal Physiology, University of Nantes (1978-1981)
Associate Professor (Agrege-Preparateur) at Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris (Neurophysiology, 1981-1985)
Invited Professor of Biochemistry, University of Montpellier-2 (1993-1997)
Research Associate (1985) and Director of Research (1990. INRA, Department of animal physiology, Montpellier.
Biochemistry, molecular biology and pharmacology of vertebrate and invertebrate acetylcholinesterases (Caenorhabditis elegans). Mechanisms of resistance of pests to anticholinesterase agents used in agriculture
50 publications listed in PubMed of NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed)
1997-2003: Scientific co-ordinator of theme 2 Quality and Safety of Food. Programme Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Systems of the OECD (Paris).
2000-2004: Scientific co-ordinator of the project: New Biosensors for Improved Detection of Environmental Contamination by Anticholinesterase Pesticides. QLK3-2000-00650 (ACHEB), 5th FP, Quality of Life. 11 partners from 8 countries, 1,6 M euros.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (Ohio, Oct 1987-Jan 1990).