Background
GROS, Francois was born on April 24, 1925 in Paris. Son of Alexandre Gros and Yvonne Haguenauer.
GROS, Francois was born on April 24, 1925 in Paris. Son of Alexandre Gros and Yvonne Haguenauer.
Lycde Pasteur, Neuilly, University of Toulouse and Paris, Rockefeller Institute, University of Illinois, United States of America.
Joined Centre national de la recherche scientifique 1947. Researcher, Laboratory Professor J. Monod 1955. Head of Department, Institute de Biologie Physico-chimique 1963, Scientific Director since 1962.
Professor.
Faculte des Sciences de Paris 1968, Institute Pasteur 1972, College de France (Chair in Cellular Biochemistry) since 1973. Director Institute Pasteur 1976-1981, Head of Biochemistry Unit since 1981. Adviser to Prime Minister 1981-1985.
President Association Franco-Isradlienne pour la recherche scientifique et technical since 1983, Scientific Council of Association Frangaise contre la myopathie since 1986.
Chief; Commander ordre national du Merite. Several foreign decorations.
European Economic Community’s CODEST since 1984. Institut Frangais, Academy, des Sciences, North.A.S., Academy, of Athens. Indian National Academy Sciences 1990.
Academy Royale de Belgique: Honorary degree (Weizmann Institute, Israel).
Married 1st Francoise Chasseigne (divorced in 1963), 2nd Daniele Charpentier in 1964.