Gilles Thomas's Symposium: Gilles' biography and achievements

1. Gilles’ biography
and achievements
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2. A multidisciplinary, eclectic training
Ecole
polytechnique
1970 1971
Master in structural
and molecular biology
1977
PhD
fundamental
biochemistry
1983
MD
Institut
Jacques Monod
(F Gros, F Chapeville)
Institut Curie
1996
CEPH NCI
2005 2008
Lyon
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3. Institut Curie 1982-1997
Chromosome 22 alterations Colorectal cancer
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4. Chromosome 22, Ewing sarcoma and
Neurofibromatosis type II
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5. Predisposition and somatic
alterations in Colon Cancer
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6. New recent collaborations
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7. 1st identification of a gene involved in a
complex genetic disease
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8. Breast and Prostate susceptibility
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9. International Consortium on the
Genomics of Cancer
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10. A French school « Genetics of
Tumors »
Gilles
Curie Institute
B Dutrillaux, A Aurias,
P Tambourin
CEPH
Dausset
NCI
Chanock, Fanconi
M Giovannini: NF2 mice model
A. Londono: Telomere
A Schmitz/J Bayer: Radiobiology
D. Stoppa: Genetic Pred Tum.
R. Hamelin/A Duval: MSI tumors
M. Sanson/K Huong: Brain tum.
A. Viari: BioInformatics
A. Salomon: Molecular Path
C. Bellanne: Genetic Pred Tum
MC Jaurand: Mesothelioma
L. Goutebroze: NF2 function
CLB, INCa, Synergie
Puisieux, Calvo
Olivier
Ewing
Pediatric T
Sylviane
Genetic
predisposition
Pierre
Colon Cancer
Jessica
Liver tumors
J-
Pierre/Mathi
as
IBD
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11. A French school « Genetics of
Tumors »
With so numerous
collaborators
worldwide.....
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12. A French school « Genetics of
Tumors »
Gilles was an outstanding mentor with a particular spirit:
• Rigor, Innovation, Feasibility in ambitious projects
• Work on somatic and constitutional Genetics
• Promote autonomy of young scientist
• Work as team with several collaborations
• Share the results
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13. Funding
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