Pierre Chambon
The Power List 2016
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Pierre Chambon
Chair of Molecular Genetics and Biology, University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study
Pierre’s scientific achievements are numerous; the discovery of multiple RNA polymerases (1969); the discovery of animal split genes (1977); and a marked contribution to the discovery of the superfamily of nuclear receptors (1987). He is also the founder of the Institute for Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Biology in Strasbourg.
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