Philippe Ascher#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 343 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
Philippe Ascher passed away, October 4, 2022.
Positions Held
- 2019 Professor emeritus at the SPPIN laboratory (Saint-Pères Paris Institute for Neurosciences)of the French National Centre for Scientific Research and at the Université Paris Diderot
- 2003 Laboratory of Cerebral Physiology at the University of Paris-Descartes
- 1992 - 1999 Head of the Biology Department, ENS
- 1971 Founder of the Neurobiology Laboratory at the École normale supérieure (ENS), (Director until 2001)
Fields of Scholarship
- Ionic mechanisms associated with the action of neurotransmitters
- Characterization of certain neurotransmitter receptors
Honours and Awards
- 1990 Légion d'honneur
- 1992 Richard Lounsbery Award
- 1990 Corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences
