Geneviève Almouzni

Geneviève Almouzni, born on August 9, 1960 in Algeria, is a French biologist, a specialist in epigenetics and director of the Curie Institute's research centre.[1]

Biography

Geneviève Almouzni studied at the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses from 1980 to 1985. In 1988, she defended a thesis in microbiology at the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie on the use of a system derived from xenope eggs to study DNA chromatin replication and assembly under the supervision of Marcel Méchali.[2]

From 1988 to 1989 and 1991 to 1993, she went to the United States to work as a post-doc in the research centre of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, in the laboratory of Professor Alan Wolffe.She has been a research director at the CNRS since January 2000.

In 2013, she took over the direction of research at the Institut Curie and became the third woman to hold this position after Marie Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie[3].Geneviève Almouzni is also a member of the editorial board of Cell magazine.[4]

Scientific work

Her research focuses on cancer prevention, including the role of certain proteins in tumor development. Geneviève Almouzni studies the transmission of genetic and epigenetic information in eukaryotic cells, particularly through chromatin assembly mechanisms, and the impact of potential errors at this level of regulation, particularly on cancer.[5]

Awards and honours

References
  1. « Geneviève Almouzni devient directrice du Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Curie », Journal des femmes, 5 septembre 2013 (lire en ligne)
  2. Almouzni, Geneviève (January 1, 1988). "Utilisation d'un systeme derive d'oeufs de xenope pour etudier la replication et l'assemblage en chromatine de l'adn" – via www.theses.fr.
  3. « Geneviève Almouzni, l'art de la science », La Tribune, 8 mars 2014 (lire en ligne)
  4. "Editorial Board: Cell". www.cell.com.
  5. "Rencontre avec Geneviève Almouzni".
  6. "Geneviève Almouzni". vertigo.ircam.fr. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  7. "Women in Science Award".
  8. "AAAS Council Elects 388 New AAAS Fellows".
  9. "Académie des sciences".
  10. "Décret du 13 mai 2016 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier" (PDF). Journal Officiel. 15 May 2016.
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