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 February 4, 1948) is a famous French scientist. She is a geneticist, which means she studies genes and how they make us who we are. She teaches and does research at two very important places in France: the Collège de France and the Pasteur Institute.
About Christine Petit
Christine Petit was born in a town called Laignes in France in 1948. She went to school at a big hospital in Paris called Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. She also studied at the Pasteur Institute, which is famous for its research.
After her studies, she did more research in different places. She worked at the Centre for Molecular Research in Gif-sur-Yvette. She also did research in Basel, a city in Switzerland.
Today, Christine Petit is a professor at the Collège de France and the Pasteur Institute. She became a member of the French Academy of Science on January 14, 2002. This is a very high honor for a scientist.
Her Amazing Research
Christine Petit's research has focused on understanding why some people are deaf. She explores the link between our genes and deafness. Her research group at INSERM is called "Genetics and Physiology of Hearing."
She is one of the first scientists to study the genetics of hearing. This field is called auditory genetics. It helps us understand how our genes affect our hearing and why some people are born deaf or lose their hearing later in life.
In 2012, Christine Petit won a special award called the Royal Society Brain Prize. She shared this prize with another scientist, Karen Steel. They won for their important work on the genetics of hearing and deafness.
Awards and Honors
Christine Petit has received many important awards for her scientific work. These awards show how much her research has helped us understand genetics and hearing.
- 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 honor)
- Officer of the National Order of Merit (another high French honor)
- 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)
See also
In Spanish: Christine Petit para niños
