Background
Chambon, Pierre was born on February 7, 1931 in Mulhouse, France.
Chambon, Pierre was born on February 7, 1931 in Mulhouse, France.
Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Medicine, University Strasbourg, France. Doctor (honorary), University Liège, Belgium, 1985. Doctor (honorary), Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico, 2002.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Sapporo Medical University, Japan, 1999. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Lausanne, Switzerland, 2001.
Research assistant Institute Biological Chemistry, Faculty Medicine, University Strasbourg, 1956—1961, associate professor, 1962—1966, professor biochemistry, 1968—1991, emeritus professor, since 2002. Professor Faculty Medicine, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, 1992—1993, College de France, Paris, 1993—2002, honorary professor, since 2002. Director Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Eukaryotes, National Center for Science Research (National Center for Scientific Research), Paris, 1977—2002.
Director molecular biology & genetics engineering unit National Institute Health & Medical Research (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale), Paris, 1978—2002. Founder, director Institute Genetics and Cellular & Molecular Biology (Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology), Strasbourg, 1994—2002, director emeritus, since 2002. Founder, director Mouse Clinical Institute (International Correspondence Schools ), Strasbourg, 2002—2006.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences (honorary life) (Louis & Bert Freeman Foundation prize 1981). Member: National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate), American Academy Arts & Sciences (foreign honorary), European Molecular Biology Organization, German Society Cell Biology (honorary), Chinese Society Genetics (honorary), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (foreign), French Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea.