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Denis Duboule
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Denis Duboule in 2010
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| Born | February 17, 1955 |
| Citizenship | Swiss and French |
| Known for | Work on Hox genes |
| Awards | Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (1998) Marcel Benoist Prize (2003) Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (2004) Fellow of the Royal Society |
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| Fields | Development biology |
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Denis Duboule (born February 17, 1955) is a famous Swiss-French scientist who studies biology. He is a professor at two important universities: the EPFL and the University of Geneva. He also teaches at the Collège de France. Dr. Duboule is well-known for his work on something called Hox genes. These genes are like special instructions that tell a body how to grow and form its different parts, like arms and legs.
About Denis Duboule
Denis Duboule earned his PhD in Biology from the University of Geneva in 1984. After that, he moved to the University of Strasbourg to work as a researcher. Later, in 1988, he became a group leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Germany.
In 1992, he returned to the University of Geneva as a professor. He led the Department of Genetics and Evolution there. Since 2001, he has also been in charge of a big research center called "Frontiers in Genetics." In 2006, he became a full professor at the EPFL. In 2017, he was chosen to be a professor at the Collège de France, where he studies how genes change and help bodies develop.
Dr. Duboule is a respected member of many important scientific groups. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He sometimes writes articles about science for the newspaper Le Temps.
What He Studied: Hox Genes
Denis Duboule has always been very interested in Hox genes. These genes are a special family of instructions found in animals. They are responsible for organizing how an animal's body is built and how it has changed over time.
Scientists use these genes to understand how embryos develop. They also help us learn about evolution and even some health problems. Since 1985, Dr. Duboule has made many important discoveries about these genes. His work helps us understand how our bodies form.
Awards and Recognitions
Denis Duboule has received many honors for his important scientific work. Here are some of them:
- Elected member of EMBO (1993)
- National Latsis Prize (1994)
- Elected member of the Academia Europaea (1997)
- Cloëtta Prize for Medicine (1997)
- Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (1998)
- Marcel Benoist Prize (2003)
- Elected foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000)
- Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (2004)
- Elected member of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (2005)
- Elected member of the French Academy of Sciences (2005)
- Elected foreign hon. member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006)
- Doctorate honoris causa from the École normale supérieure, Paris (2010)
- INSERM International Prize (2010)
- Prix de la Fondation pour Genève (2011)
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2012)
- Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2012)
- A.O. Kovalevsky Medal (2013) from the St. Petersburg Society of Naturalists
