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François Gros (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ɡʁo]; 24 April 1925 – 18 February 2022) was a French biologist and one of the pioneers of cellular biochemistry in France. His scientific career concerned genes and their role in regulating cellular functions.[1]
Honorary professor at the Collège de France, member of the Institute of France, he was also director of the Pasteur Institute (1976–1982)[2] and advisor to Prime Ministers Pierre Mauroy and Laurent Fabius (1981–1985).[3]
Elected correspondent (1977) then member (1979) of the French Academy of Sciences, he was permanent secretary from 1991 to 2000.[1]
Gros died on 18 February 2022, at the age of 96.[4]
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- ^ a b "François Gros - Membre de l'Académie des sciences" [François Gros - Member of the French Academy of Sciences] (PDF). French Academy of Sciences (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Biographie" [Biography]. College de France (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Entretien avec Pierre Papon" [Interview with Pierre Papon]. History of the CNRS (in French). 9 May 1988. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Le biologiste François Gros, codécouvreur de l’ARN messager, est mort (in French)
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