François Michel Kourilsky

Background

Kourilsky, François Michel was born on December 28, 1934 in Paris. Son of Raoul and Simone (Develay) Kourilsky.

Education

Certified in Psychophysiology, Faculty Sciences, Paris, 1961. Certified in Immunology, Pasteur Institute, Paris, 1962. Doctor of Medicine, Faculty Medicine, Paris, 1966.

Doctor (honorary), University Buenos Aires, 1992.

Career

Senior resident Paris Hospital, 1960-1966. Research fellow School Medicine, New York University, 1962-1963. Chef de clinique-attache Faculty Medicine, Paris, 1966-1968.

Researcher National Institute Health and Medical Research, France, 1967—1988, emeritus research director, since 2000. Director general National Center for Science Research, France, 1988-1994. Honorary director research Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France, 1995—2002, emeritus director research France, since 2001.

Director unit of tumor immunology National Institute Health and Medical Research, University Paris 7, 1974-1976. Director Institute Immunology Marseille, France, 1976-1985. Chairman science council coordinator Institute Curie, Paris, 1983-1987.

Director Federative Research Institute, Institute Gustave Roussy, 1996-2000. Chairman science council firms Immunotech SA, 1982, Epigene SA, 2000-2001, IPSOGEN S.A., since 2001.

Achievements

• François Michel Kourilsky has been listed as a notable research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president superior council research technical French Ministry Research, 1983-1987. Chairman commission Plan Recherche, 1985. Chairman Research Observatory Midi, Pyrenees, France, 2000-2003.

President Mediterranean Technologies, Provence, Alpes, Cote D'Azur, 2000-2003.

Connections

Married Colette Lucienne Bellegarde, November 7, 1956 (divorced December 1985). Children: Laurent, Michel. Married Françoise Marie-Noël Gauthier, August 20, 1988.