Education and medical training
1968-1974 Faculty of Medecine, Henri-Mondor Creteil, France
Degree & Titles
1975 Medical doctorate
1979 Specialized post graduate degree in Pathology
1983 Master in human biology
1984 Master in advanced vascular pathology
1986 PhD Degree in Pathology: “studies of bleomycin-induced lung injuries in mice”
1976-1979 Senior resident in Pathology at Avicenne Hospital (Bobigny)
1979-1985 Assistant Doctor in Pathology at Avicenne Hospital (UFR Bobigny, Paris XIII)
1985-1990 University Head Assistant - Hospital Practitioner (UFR Bobigny, Paris and UFR Clermont-Fd)
From 1990 University Professor – Head of the pathology department at CHU G. Montpied Hospital (UFR Clermont-Fd)
Research Activities
2008-2011 Member EA 3846
2012-2016 Member EA7283 CREaT "Cancer Resistance Exploring and Targeting"
Current Positions
2010 University Professor - Clinical Director at UFR of Clermont-Ferrand - Pathology Service G. Montpied Hospital
Society Memberships
1980 French Pathology Society
1981 International Academy of Pathology
I did routine pathology mainly in lung and joint/bone diseases at Avicenne Hospital. Between 1989 and 2004, my research activity was focused on translationnal research in neuropathology (Creutzfeldt-Jacob and Parkinson diseases. Since 2004, I 'm in Pierre Verrelle's team, EA7283 CREaT, where I work on brain and pulmonary tumors aggressiveness.