Christian Giaume#
| Membership Number: | 3672 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2013 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.college-de-france.fr/default/EN/all/cirb/index.htm |
Present and Previous Positions
- Since 2007 Directeur de Recherche CNRS (1° classe)
- 1995-2006 Directeur de Recherche CNRS (2° classe)
- 1984-1995 Chargé de Recherche CNRS (1° classe)
- 1980-1984 Attaché de Recherche CNRS
- 1979-1980 PhD Fellowship DGRST (Ministère de la Recherche)
- 2007-2011 Director INSERM Unit U840 at the Collège de France
- Since 2011 Team Leader at the Center of Interdisciplinary Research in Biology of the Collège de France
- Foreign positions:
- George Washington University (Washington, DC)
- 2001-2005 Research Professor of Anatomy and Cellular Biology
- 1995-2001 Professor of Anatomy and Cellular Biology (Adjunct)
- 1991-1995 Associated Professor of Anatomy (Adjunct)
- Chongqing University (China)
- Since 2012 Visiting Professor at the Department of Histology and Embryology
- George Washington University (Washington, DC)
Fields of Scholarship
- Gap junctions
- Glial cells
- Neuroglial interactions
- Calcium signaling
- Brain metabolism
- Alzheimer's disease
- Brain inflammation
- Intercellular communication
- Electrophysiology
Honours and Awards
- 2013 Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. International Visiting Research Scholar Award
- 2011 France Alzheimer Award
- 2011 Award of Scientific Excelence from the CNRS
- 2005 Award from the Assemblé des Professeurs du collège de France
- 1983 Award from the Cino del Duca Foundation
