FRANCE

Florence Colbère-Garapin

Doctorate for work on herpes simplex virus type 1; Doctorate, thesis on the cloning of HSV1-TK and the development of selective markers for the transfer of genes into eukaryotic cells. This was the first cloning of the HSV1-TK gene, and its use as a selective marker; MSc in molecular biology and genetics, University of Paris. Laboratory Director, Pasteur Institute. Head of a research group on persistent infections by enteroviruses.

C. Irampour

MD, Psychiatrist, Doctor in Psychology, Philosophy. Professor, University of Montreal, Canada. Dean, Private Faculty of Humanistic Sciences, Paris. Member Academy of Medicine, Poland.