Christine Petit facts for kids
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Christine Petit
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| Born | 4 February 1948 Laignes, France
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| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Geneticist |
| Employer | Professor, Collège de France and the Pasteur Institute |
| Awards | Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (2006) Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2018) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2020) Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2021) |
Christine Petit (born 4 February 1948) is a French geneticist. A geneticist is a scientist who studies genes and heredity. She is a professor at two important places in France: the Collège de France and the Pasteur Institute.
About Christine Petit
Christine Petit was born in Laignes, France, in 1948. She went to school at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. She also studied at the Pasteur Institute. After her studies, she did special research in molecular biology. This research took place in France and in Basel, Switzerland.
Her Work and Discoveries
Dr. Petit is a professor at the Collège de France and the Pasteur Institute. She became a member of the French Academy of Science in 2002. Her main research focuses on the link between genes and deafness. She leads a research group that studies the genetics and how we hear. She is known as a pioneer in the field of auditory genetics. This means she was one of the first to make big discoveries about how our genes affect our hearing.
In 2012, Christine Petit won the Royal Society Brain Prize. She shared this award with another scientist, Karen Steel. They won for their important work on the genetics of hearing and deafness. Their discoveries have helped us understand why some people are born deaf.
Awards and Recognition
Christine Petit has received many awards for her amazing work. These awards show how important her discoveries are to science.
- 1999: Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer from the Academy of Sciences
- 2004: L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award
- 2006: Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
- 2007: Grand Prix of Medical Research INSERM
- 2012: Royal Society's Brain Prize (shared with Karen Steel)
- 2016: Foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences
- Knight of the Legion of Honour (a high French award)
- Officer of the National Order of Merit (another high French award)
- 2018: Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (shared with James Hudspeth and Robert Fettiplace)
- 2020: Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (shared with James Hudspeth and Robert Fettiplace)
- 2021: Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (shared with Christopher A. Walsh)
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See also
In Spanish: Christine Petit para niños
