François Schweisguth

Francois Schweisguth studied at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris (1983-88) and obtained a PhD in Developmental Biology in 1990 under the supervision of Jean-Antoine Lepesant (IJM, Paris) and Alain Vincent (CBD, Toulouse). He was a HFSP post-doctoral fellow with Pr. J. W. Posakony at the University of California San Diego (1990-93). He joined the CNRS in 1992,  obtained a group leader position (ATIPE-CNRS) at the Ecole Normale Superieure (1996-2008) before joining the Institut Pasteur in 2008 to head a Research Unit. He was awarded a Silver Medal by the CNRS in 2006 and was elected as an EMBO member in 2012. He currently holds a CNRS Research Director position. He headed the CNRS UMR3738 (2011-20) and the BDCS Dept (2016-20), and is currently a co-coordinator of the Labex REVIVE (since 2011) and a co-director of a Pasteur/REVIVE course on Stem Cell Biology (since 2013). His research focuses on the cell biology of Notch, the role of self-organization in the formation of developmental patterns, the control of cell fate and the regulation of epithelial morphogenesis using Drosophila as a model system.

Position title : Directeur de Recherche CE CNRS, Unit Head at the Institut Pasteur. Education/Training : 1983-88: Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris 1996-90: PhD, University Paris 6, Institut Jacques Monod, Lepesant lab. 1990-93: post-doc, University of California San Diego, Posakony lab. Research and Professional Experience :1993-96: Junior Scientist at the CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod (Paris)       1997-2008: ATIP Group Leader, Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris)       2000- :  Directeur de Recherche CNRS       2008- : Head of Unit, Institut Pasteur (Paris)       2010-20: Director of the CNRS Unit URA2578/UMR3738, Institut Pasteur (Paris)      2011- : Co-coordinator of the LabEX Revive       2016-20: Head of the BDCS Dept Honors : Prix Lebrasseur, Fondation de France (2019) Academia Europaea member (2016) Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer, French Academy of Science (2015) EMBO member (2012) Prix Zermati,  Fondation de France (2012) Silver Medal of the CNRS (2006) Prix Jaffé, French Academy of Science (2005) Bronze Medal of the CNRS (1996)