François Gros
French biologist (1925–2022)
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François Gros | |
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| Born | (1925-04-24)24 April 1925 Paris, France |
| Died | 18 February 2022(2022-02-18) (aged 96) Paris, France |
| Awards | Pius XI Medal (1964) Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (1968) Order of the Polar Star (1980) Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize (1988) Order of the Rising Sun (1997) Nehru Medal (1999) Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (2012) Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | biochemistry |
| Institutions | Pasteur Institute |
François Gros (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ɡʁo]; 24 April 1925 – 18 February 2022) was a French biologist and one of the pioneers of cellular biochemistry in France. His scientific career concerned genes and their role in regulating cellular functions.[1]
Honorary professor at the Collège de France, member of the Institute of France, he was also director of the Pasteur Institute (1976–1982)[2] and advisor to Prime Ministers Pierre Mauroy and Laurent Fabius (1981–1985).[3]
Elected correspondent (1977) then member (1979) of the French Academy of Sciences, he was permanent secretary from 1991 to 2000.[1]
Gros died on 18 February 2022, at the age of 96.[4]
External links
- François Gros obituary in Nature
References
- ^ a b "François Gros - Membre de l'Académie des sciences" [François Gros - Member of the French Academy of Sciences] (PDF). French Academy of Sciences (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Biographie" [Biography]. College de France (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Entretien avec Pierre Papon" [Interview with Pierre Papon]. History of the CNRS (in French). 9 May 1988. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Le biologiste François Gros, codécouvreur de l’ARN messager, est mort (in French)
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