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Scientific Director
Guy Vernet
Guy Vernet, Scientific Director
Guy Vernet has been the Scientific Director of Fondation Mérieux since January 2008. Doctor in biochemistry from Claude Bernard University in Lyon, Guy Vernet occupied during 18 years (1990–2007) several positions within the R&D Department of bioMérieux. He has led many research projects with the goal to improve the diagnosis of major human pathologies, in particular HIV infection, hepatitises and tuberculosis.
Previously, he occupied during 3 years (1986–1989) a position of Assistant Professor at Biozentrum, University of Basel (Swizterland), in the team of Professor Edward Kellenberger, one of the pioneers of Molecular Biology.
In 1985, he led a research project in immunology in the Research Centre on Animal Trypanosomiases of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, as part of the French co-operation.
In the scope of his doctorate work, undertaken within INSERM from 1981 to 1984, he carried out research on the role of genes of some retroviruses in the process of canceration.