Thomas Bourgeron

French scientist
Thomas Bourgeron
Born (1965-11-09) 9 November 1965 (age 58)
EducationUniversité de Paris-Descartes
Known forDiscovery of autism-related mutations
AwardsMember of the French Academy of Sciences, Institut Universitaire de France, Academia Europaea
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics
InstitutionsUniversité de Paris-Diderot, Institut Pasteur

Thomas Bourgeron is a French scientist working at the Institut Pasteur. His group discovered the first monogenic mutations involved in autism.[1] He is a member of the French Academy of sciences.[2] He works on genes, changes in synapse properties and changes in circadian rhythm in autism-spectrum disorders.

References

  1. ^ Durand CM, Betancur C, Boeckers TM, et al. (2007). "Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are associated with autism spectrum disorders". Nat. Genet. 39 (1): 25–7. doi:10.1038/ng1933. PMC 2082049. PMID 17173049.
  2. ^ "Académie des sciences".
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