Christophe Lachaud has won a Principal Investigator position from the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the premier research funding agency in France. Each year, the CNRS elects a small number of researchers, from many applicants, who have achieved research excellence within a wide variety of disciplines including physics, mathematics, biology or economics. In 2015, the CNRS topped the Nature Index, an international ranking of scientific institutions by the journal Nature. It is placed ahead of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Germany's Max Planck Institutes, Harvard University in the US and the Spanish National Research Council. Being elected to the CNRS is a major achievement, reflecting research at the very top level.
Christophe carried out his post-doctoral work in John Rouse's lab. He joined the MRC PPU in October 2011 to work on the mechanism of action of the FAN1 DNA repair nuclease, which was very poorly characterised at the time. During that time Chris defined the role of Fan1 in the repair of DNA inter-strand cross links and pinpointed new unanticipated functions of Fan1 including a role as a tumour suppressor. Chris will establish his lab at the Cancer Research Center of Marseille in France, and he will focus on defining mechanisms of DNA repair in cancer. For further information about Christophe's research programs or open positions please contact him at c.lachaud@dundee.ac.uk.
Commenting on his award Christophe said, 'I am now really excited about the idea of managing my own group. I would like to thank everyone in the MRC PPU, especially John and the people in his group, for all the support they gave me during the last 4 years.'
Congratulations Chris – very best of luck for the future!
Christophe carried out his post-doctoral work in John Rouse's lab. He joined the MRC PPU in October 2011 to work on the mechanism of action of the FAN1 DNA repair nuclease, which was very poorly characterised at the time. During that time Chris defined the role of Fan1 in the repair of DNA inter-strand cross links and pinpointed new unanticipated functions of Fan1 including a role as a tumour suppressor. Chris will establish his lab at the Cancer Research Center of Marseille in France, and he will focus on defining mechanisms of DNA repair in cancer. For further information about Christophe's research programs or open positions please contact him at c.lachaud@dundee.ac.uk.
Commenting on his award Christophe said, 'I am now really excited about the idea of managing my own group. I would like to thank everyone in the MRC PPU, especially John and the people in his group, for all the support they gave me during the last 4 years.'
Congratulations Chris – very best of luck for the future!