Michel Lazdunski#
| Membership Number: | 400 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
Present and Previous Positions
- Professor at the Medical School of the University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis
- 1989 - 2003 Founder of the CNRS Institute of Molecular and Cell Pharmacology
- 1973 - 1989 Director of the CNRS Center for Biochemistry in Nice
- 1967 - 1973 Research leader at CNRS Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology o
- 1964 Doctorate in biochemistry (doctorat ès sciences)
- 1962 Ph.D. in physical chemistry
Fields of Scholarship
- Structure and function of enzymes (biocatalysts)
- Ion transporters and channels
Honours and Awards
- 1976 CNRS Silver Medal in 1976
- 1983 Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences for biological research
- 1984 International Society for Cardiac Research Award
- 1989 Member of the Academia Europaea
- 1991 Bristol-Myers Foundation Neuroscience Award
- 1991 Member of the French Academy of Sciences
- 1991 Member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine
- 2000 CNRS Gold Medal
- 2003 Grand Prix of the French Foundation for Medical Research
- 2011 Ernst Jung Medal for Medicine in Gold
