Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

Who is this?

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (French: [fʁɑ̃swaz baʁesinusi] ; born 30 July 1947) is a French virologist and Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Division (French: Unité de Régulation des Infections Rétrovirales) and Professor at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Born in Paris, Barré-Sinoussi performed some of the fundamental work in the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the cause of AIDS. In 2008, Barré-Sinoussi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with her former mentor, Luc Montagnier, for their discovery of HIV. She mandatorily retired from active research on 31 August 2015, and fully retired by some time in 2017.

Career

1. 1947
   Born
2. 1993
   Won King Faisal International Prize in Medicine
3. 2006
   Won Women in Technology Hall of Fame
4. 2008
   Member of French Academy of Sciences
5. 2008
   Won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
6. 2016
   Won Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
7. Member of European Molecular Biology Organization
8. Member of Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia
9. Won Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Paris
• •Citizenship: France
• •Known as: biologist, virologist, directeur de recherche, university teacher