Francis Quétier

Francis Quetier

Pr Francis Quétier  - University of Evry – France
 

Professor at the University  Evry Val d’Essonne.

Chargé de Misssion, Genopole® Evry.

francis.quetier@gmail.com

1964 to 1994: Biochemistry / Biophysics of DNA, molecular biology, cytogenetics / plant breeding, plant genomics (including mitochondria and chloroplasts).

1988 to 1994: Director of IBP (UMR CNRS 1128)

1995 to 1997: Genetics and Medical Genomics Genethon (neuro-muscular disease).

1997 to 2008: Assistant Director Génoscope. High throughput genomics; Human chromosome 14, Tetraodon fish, plants (Arabidopsis, rice, grapes, cocoa, Medicago, banana ...).

Awards: 1970 French League against Cancer, 2001 Kumho Award (sequencing of Arabidopsis).

Knight of the Order of Academic Palms.

80 publications in refereed journals, 12 articles in NATURE, 1 teaching book, 1 patent CNRS.