Pierre Chambon#
| Membership Number: | 34 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1988 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2002 Honorary Professor at the Collège de France, Paris and Professor emeritus at the Faculté de Médecine, ULP, Strasbourg
- 1993 - 2002 Professor at the Collège de France – Paris
- 1992 - 1993 Professor at the Institut Universitaire de France, Faculté de Médecine, Université Louis Pasteur (ULP), Strasbourg
- 1968 - 1991 Professor of Biochemistry, Institut de Chimie Biologique, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg.
- 1966 - 1967 Sabbatical year, sponsored by the International Union against Cancer, at Stanford University
- 1956 - 1961 Research Assistant, Institut de Chimie Biologique, Medical School, Strasbourg
Fields of Scholarship
- Molecular Biology
- Structure and function of nuclear receptors
- Gene structure
Honours and Awards
- 1976 Prix Rosen Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale
- 1979 Gold Medal Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- 1981 Louis and Bert Freeman Foundation Prize for Research (New York Academy of Science)
- 1982 Richard Lounsbery Prize (National Academy of Sciences and Academie des Sciences)
- 1985 Dr. Honoris Causa (University of Liege)
- 1986 Charles Oberling Prize
- 1987 Prix Henry et Mary Jane Mitjavile (Academie Nationale de Medicine)
- 1987 Prix Griffuel (Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer)
- 1987 The Harvey Prize of Science and Technology (TECHNION)
- 1988 King Faycal International Prize in Science
- 1990 Prix Roussel
- 1990 Sir Hans Krebs Medal (Federation of European Biochemical Societies)
- 1991 Prix Louis Jeantet de Medicine
- 1995 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1996 Grand Prix French Foundation for Medical Research
- 1996 Fellow of New York Academy of Sciences
- 1998 Welch Award Lecture (Welch Conference on New Biochemistry, Macromolecular Machines)
- 1998 Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry
- 1999 AFRT Prize (Association Francaise pour la Recherche Therapeutique)
- 1999 Louisa Gross Horowitz Prize (Columbia University)
- 1999 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Sapporo Medical University)
- 2000 Horowitz Prize Lecture (Columbia University)
- 2003 the March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology
- 2004 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (Lasker Foundation)
- 2010 Gairdner Foundation International Award
