Jean Weissenbach

Jean Weissenbach (born 13 February 1946) is a French biologist. He is the current director of the Genoscope. He is one of the pioneers of the sequencing and analysis of the genomes.[1]

Jean Weissenbach
Born13 February 1946 (1946-02-13) (age 74)
Strasbourg, France
NationalityFrance
Known forHuman genome
AwardsGairdner Award (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics
InstitutionsGenoscope

Publications
  • Weissenbach, Jean (May 2004). "Genome sequencing: differences with the relatives". Nature. England. 429 (6990): 353–5. doi:10.1038/429353a. PMID 15164045.
  • Weissenbach, J (2002). "Human genome project: past, present, future". Ernst Schering Res. Found. Workshop. Germany (36): 1–9. ISSN 0947-6075. PMID 11859560.
  • Weissenbach, J (December 1998). "Human genome mapping and sequencing: perspectives for toxicology". Toxicol. Lett. Netherlands. 102-103: 1–4. doi:10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00267-7. ISSN 0378-4274. PMID 10022225.
  • Weissenbach, J (August 1998). "The Human Genome Project: from mapping to sequencing". Clin. Chem. Lab. Med. GERMANY. 36 (8): 511–4. doi:10.1515/CCLM.1998.086. ISSN 1434-6621. PMID 9806450.
  • Weissenbach, J (October 1996). "Landing on the genome". Science. United States. 274 (5287): 479. doi:10.1126/science.274.5287.479. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 8927994.
  • Weissenbach, J (March 1997). "Mapping and human genome sequence program". Pathol. Biol. (in French). FRANCE. 45 (3): 205–8. ISSN 0369-8114. PMID 9296064.
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References
  1. "CNRS 2008 Gold Medal winner: Jean Weissenbach, pioneer of genome analysis". CNRS. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2010.


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