Education

• 1984-1987.  University of California, San Francisco. Post-Doctoral Fellow. Pat O’Farrell.
• 1983. Université Paris VII. DSc. PhD.
• 1975. Ecole Normale Supérieure de Saint Cloud. BS.

Professional Experience

• 1999-Present. Silver Professor, Dept. of Biology. Director, Center for Developmental Genetics. Affiliate Member, Center for Neural Science. Member, Neuroscience Institute. New York University. New York.
• 1992-1999. Associate Professor. Associate Investigator, HHMI. The Rockefeller University. New York.
• 1987-1992. Assistant Professor. Assistant Investigator, HHMI. The Rockefeller University. New York.
• 1984-1987. Post-Doctoral Fellow. Department of Biochemistry. University of California, San Francisco.
• 1981-1984. Maitre de Conference. Biochemistry. Ecole Normale Supérieure. Fontenay aux Roses, France.
• 1978-1981. Assistant. Biochemistry. Ecole Normale Supérieure. Fontenay aux Roses, France.
• 1975-1978. Assistant. Biophysics. School of Medicince, Hospital Saint Antoine. University of Paris VI.
• 1972-1975. Eleve Professeur. Ecole Normale Supérieure. Saint Cloud, France.

Honors and Memberships

• 2020. Edwin G. Conklin Medal – Society for Developmental Biology (interview)
• 2018. Elected member of the National Academy of Sciences
• 2016. Grand Prix Charles-Mayer, French Academy of Sciences
• 2014. “Golden Dozen” Teaching Award, NYU
• 2008. Elected Associate Member of EMBO.
• 2007. Elected Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. Elected Member of the AAAS.
• 2006. Sokol award for the Sciences, New York University.
• 2004. Silver Professor, New York University.
• 1987-1988. Andre Meyer Fellow, The Rockefeller University.
• 1986-1987. EMBO Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
• 1984-1985. Fogarty Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
• 1984. Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer.
• 1983. Foundation Simone et Cino Del Duca Award.
• 1975. ‘Agregation’ – Physiology and Biochemistry.
• 1972. Admission at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Saint Cloud.

External Referee

• 2012-2019. Pew National Advisory Committee
• 2018. AERES Review of Institut Curie.
• 2007. 2009-2013 – Permanent Member, 2014-Present – Ad Hoc. NIH Dev-2 Study Section.
• 1998-2004 – Permanent Member, 2004-Present – Ad Hoc. NIH BDPE/VIS-C.
• 1995, 1997, 2007, 2015. NIH Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NICHHD, Site Visit.
• 1992-2009. CNRS ATIP Developmental and Cellular Biology.
• 1995-2008. NSF Developmental Mechanisms.
• 2002-2007. Damon Runyon Scientific Advisory Committee.
• 2007. Fullbright Committee.
• 1999 – Ad Hoc Member. Cell Biology (MDCN-4) Study Sections.
• 1995, 1998 – Ad Hoc Member. NIH Molecular Biology Study Section.

Scientific Advisory Boards

BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00)

• 2012-Present. Blavatnik National Committee (chair in 2015).
• 2015, 2018. VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
• 2013, 2018. Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, France.
• 2011, 2018. Institut Curie, Paris, France.
• 2011, 2018. CABD, Sevilla, Spain.
• 2015. EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany.
• 2014. NIH National Eye Institute, Bethesda, USA.
• 2014. Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, USA.
• 2013. Center for Developmental Biology, Toulouse, France.
• 2013. Blavatnik Family Foundation.
• 2012. Champalimaud, Lisbon, Portugal.
• 2012. AERES, Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, France.
• 2010, 2012. NYU Abu Dhabi Institute Advisory Committee.

Journal Editorial Boards

• Science. Board of Reviewing Editors.
• eLife. Reviewing Editor.
• PLoS Genetics. Associate Editor.
• Developmental Biology. Associate Editor.
• PLOS Biology. Academic Editor.
• Frontiers in Neuroscience. Associate Editor.
• Development, Genes and Evolution (formerly “Roux’s archives of developmental biology”). Associate Editor.
• Development. Member of Editorial Board.
• EMBO Reports. Member of Editorial Board.
• BMC Developmental Biology. Member of Editorial Board.
• Open Biology. Member of Editorial Board.

Reviewer

• Nature and Nature Family.  Cell and Cell press journals.  Science.  Neuron. PloS journals.  Genes and Development. Development.  EMBO Journal. Molecular and Cellular Biology.  Mechanisms of Development. Journal of Molecular Biology.  Journal of Biological Chemistry. Genomics.  Trends in Genetics. etc…