Michel Lazdunski

University of Nice in 1968. He founded the CNRS Biochemistry Centre there, which he managed until 1989, when he moved to the Sophia Antipolis science park to direct the CNRS Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, which he had just created and which he managed until 2004. During his academic career in Nice/Sophia Antipolis, he was successively Professor of Biochemistry (Faculty of Sciences), Director of Research seconded to the CNRS and Professor of Pharmacology PU-PH (Faculty of Medicine).Michel Lazdunski was a member of the Scientific Council (1997–2001) and the Board of Directors (2001–2005) of the CNRS and the Council of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (1990–1995). He has chaired many committees including the UNECE Life Sciences Committee (Human Capital and Mobility Programme 1996–1997) and the National Coordinating Committee for Life Sciences (2001–2002).^{[citation needed}

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