Laboratory for Molecular Genetics | Claude Desplan

Claude Desplan, Ph.D.

Center for Developmental Genetics
Dept. of Biology
New York University
1009 Silver Center
100 Washington Square East
New York NY 10003
Tel.: (212) 998-8218
Fax : (212) 995-4710

E-mail: cd38@nyu.edu

Education
Undergraduate:	1972-1975:	Ecole Normale Supérieure, Saint Cloud, France.
	1975:	Agrégation (Physiology & Biochemistry), Paris.
Graduate:	1976-1983:	University of Paris VII, INSERM U113, CNRS LA 163.
		D.Sc. & Ph.D. Advisors: M.S. Moukhtar & Monique Thomasset.
Postdoctoral:	1984-1987:	Department of Biochemistry, U.C.S.F. Advisor: Pat O'Farrell.

Professional Activities
1999-present:	Professor, Dept. Biology, New York University. Associate member, Center for Neuroscience
1992-1999:	Associate Investigator, HHMI & Associate Professor. The Rockefeller University, New York.
1991-1993:	Assistant Dean.
1988-1992:	Assistant Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
	Assistant Professor, Head, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, The Rockefeller University, New York
1984-1987:	Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco (Fogarty and EMBO Fellow).
1981-1984:	Maitre de Conference, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
1978-1981:	Assistant, Biochemistry, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
1975-1978:	Assistant, Biophysics, School of Medicine, Hôpital Saint Antoine, University of Paris VI.
1972-1975:	Elève Professeur, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Saint Cloud, France.

Research Activities
1999-present:	Head, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics NYU.
1988-1999:	Head, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, The Rockefeller University.
1984-1987:	Postdoctoral Fellow, U.C.S.F. Supervisor: Patrick O'Farrell. "Functions of the Homeodomain in the Molecular Mechanisms of Development."
1979-1983:	Graduate Student, University of Paris VII. Supervisors: M. Moukhtar & M. Thomasset. "Vitamin D Induced Calcium Binding Proteins: Analysis of Their Structure and Their Expression."
1975-1978:	Thèse de 3o Cycle, University of Paris VII. Supervisor: M.S. Moukhtar. "Structure and Function of Parathyroid Hormone: Immunochemical Studies on Human PTH."

Honors and Awards
2005	Sokol Faculty Award in the Sciences, NYU
2004	Silver Professor, NYU
1987-1988:	Andre Meyer Fellow, The Rockefeller University.
1986-1987:	Postdoctoral Fellow from the "European Molecular Biology Organization".
1984-1985:	Postdoctoral Fellow from the "Fogarty International Center".
1984:	Award from the "Fondation pour la Recherche sur le Cancer."
1983:	Award form the "Fondation Simone et Cino Del Duca."
1975:	"Agregation" in Physiology and Biochemistry (Paris).
1972:	Admission at the "Ecole Normale Supérieure de Saint Cloud".

Teaching Activities
BioCore I	g23.1001
BioCore III	g23.2003
Molecular Control of Organism Form and Function	g23.1072
Developmental Genetics I & II	g16.2609
Cell Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience.	g80.2201
Principles of evolution.	g23.1069
Outreach Program for high school science teachers

Invited Lectures & Seminars, 2006-2007

- Columbia P&S, seminar, January 24, 2006

- NIH/NICHD, Bethesda, seminar, February 2, 2006

- Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, Feb 5, 2006

- Janelia Farm HHMI, VA, March 12-15, 2006

- CADB, Sevilla Espagna, March 31, 2006

- Cold Spring Harbor Neurosciences Program, April 24, 2006.

- Vienna Biocenter, Vienna, Austria. May 10, 2006

- Gordon Conference “Retinal development”, Il Gocci, May 14-18, 2006.

- Skirball Insitute, NYU medical school, May 23, 2006

- BioMaPS Developmental Biology School, Rutgers May 22-26, 2006

- IMB, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, May 30, 2006

- Oregon State University, May 31, 2006

- EMBO Drosophila Workshop, Kolymbari, Crete, June 18-24, 2006

- Human Genetics Unit, MRC, Edinburgh, UK. Sep. 27-28, 2006

- Congres annuel francais sur la drosophile, St Jean-Cap-Ferrat Oct. 11-14, 2006

- Princeton University, Oct 16, 2006

- Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada, Oct 23, 2006

- ICER, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 29, 2006.

- University of Bueonos Aires, Argentina, Oct 31, 2006

- CalTech, Pasadena, Dec. 12, 2006

- UCLA, Dec 24, 2006

- Drosophila Conference, Plenary session, March 7-11, 2007

- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Wa, March 13, 2007

- Duke University, April 11, 2007

- Univ. North Carolina, April 12, 2007

- Stowers Institute, Kansas City, April 25, 2007

- Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, May 23, 2007

- Developmental Biology Gordon Conference, Proctor Academy, Andover, NH. June 24-29, 2007