Background
Sahel, Jose Alain was born on July 12, 1955 in Tlemcen, Algeria. Son of Charles and Josette Sahel.
Sahel, Jose Alain was born on July 12, 1955 in Tlemcen, Algeria. Son of Charles and Josette Sahel.
Doctor of Medicine, Paris Lariboisiere Medical School, 1980.
Resident University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, 1980—1984. Chef de clinique assistant Louis Pasteur University Hospital, France, 1984—1986. Research fellow in ophthalmology Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1986—1987, visiting lecturer ophthalmology, 1987—1992.
Visiting scholar in biology Harvard University Biological Laboratories, 1987. Professor ophthalmology Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France, 1988—2002, Louis Pasteur University Medical School, Strasbourg, France, 1988—2002, director ophthalmic pathology laboratory France, 1988—2002. Director laboratory retinal pathobiology Louis Pasteur U./inserm, France, 1992—2002.
Visiting professor ophthalmology University Of Wisconsin, Madison, 1992—1995. Professor ophthalmology Pierre Et Marie Curie University Medical School, Paris, since 2002. Cumberlege professor biomedical science University College London, since 2001.
Chairman department vitreo-retinal diseases Rothschild Ophthalmology Foundation, Paris, since 2001. Chairman department ophthalmology iv Centre Hospitalier National D'ophtalmologie Des Quinze-vingts, since 2002. Director inserm unit 592 cellular and molecular pathobiology of the retina Inserm-pierre Et Marie Curie University, since 2003.
Co-founder European Vision Institute, since 2003. Coordinator clinical investigation center Inserm-direction Des Hopitaux, Paris, since 2005. Coordinator national reference center for retinal dystrophies Ministere De La Sante, since 2005.
Science director Institut De La Vision, since 2004. Coordinator European integrated program on functional genomics of the retina European Commission, France, since 2005. Founder, chief science advisor Fovea Pharmaceuticals, Paris, since 2005.
Consultant PHARMAS, since 1995. Member science advisory board Foundation Fighting Blindness, Maryland, since 2001. Chairman science advisory board Federation Des Aveugles De France, Paris, since 2005.
Director Institute Carnot Voir et Entendre. Member science selection committee Alcon Research Institute, since 2007. Member science council University Paris, member staff committee.
Member of Club Gonin, Societe Francaise D'ophtalmologie, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Married Annie Y. Abitbol, December 26, 1978. Children: Jeremy Charles, Alice Azagury, David Emmanuel.