French Institute of Health and Medical Research
| Abbreviation | INSERM |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1964 |
| Type | Governmental organization |
| Location |
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Region served | France |
Official language | French |
Director | Yves Levy |
Staff | 6,500 |
| Website |
english |
The Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM, French pronunciation: [insɛʁm]; English: French Institute of Health and Medical Research) is a French biomedical and public health research institution.
Medical research organisation
Created in 1964, the INSERM is a public institution with a scientific and technical vocation under the dual auspices of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Research. It was created as a successor to the French National Institute of Health.
INSERM consists of 339 research units, run by 6,500 permanent staff members. Eighty percent of INSERM research units are embedded in research hospitals of French universities.
INSERM Awards
Each year, INSERM awards three researchers in three major distinct categories. The Grand prix de l'INSERM recognizes major advancements in biology for an active researcher of the institution, the Grand prix d'honneur recognizes a French public institution's researcher whose contributions have had a major impact in science, and the Prix étranger (Foreign Prize) awards a foreign researcher for their particular contributions to biomedical research. In addition the INSERM has internal awards for engineers and young researchers.
Winners of the three major Awards
| Year | Grand prix | Prix d'honneur | Prix étranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010[1] | Didier Raoult | Eliane Gluckman | Denis Duboule |
| 2009[2] | Yehezkel Ben-Ari | Nicole Le Douarin | Nora Volkow |
| 2008[3] | Alain Fischer | Alim-Louis Benabid | Tomas Lindahl |
| 2007 | Christine Petit | Pierre Ducimetière | Mina Bissel |
| 2006 | Pierre Corvol | Ketty Schwartz | Zhu Chen |
| 2005 | Bernard Malissen at the CIML | Jacques Glowinski | David P. Lane |
| 2004 | Jean-Marc Egly | Pierre Chambon | Harvey Alter |
| 2003 | Miroslav Radman | ||
| 2002 | Monique Capron | ||
| 2001 | Yves Agid | ||
| 2000 | Arnold Munnich |
Notes and references
- ↑ Lauréats du Grand Prix de la recherche médical on the INSERM website retreviewed Nov 30th 2010
- ↑ Lauréats du Grand Prix de la recherche médical on the INSERM website retreviewed Nov 24th 2009
- ↑ Lauréats du Grand Prix de la recherche médical on the INSERM website retreviewed on Dec 2nd 2008
External links
- Official website (English)
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