Fatima Mechta-Grigoriou#
| Membership Number: | 3607 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2013 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | http://u830.curie.fr/fr/genetique-et-biologie-des-cancers/equipes/equipe-stress-et-cancer/equipe-stress-et-cancer-00101 http://u830.curie.fr/fr/profile/fatima-mechta-grigoriou-00300 |
http://u830.curie.fr/fr/profile/fatima-mechta-grigoriou-00300
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2011 Group leader, Stress and Cancer laboratory, DR1 Inserm, Institut Curie, Paris
- 2006-2010 Group leader, Stress and Cancer laboratory, DR2 Inserm, Institut Curie, Paris
- 2000-2005 Researcher, Unit 2860 CNRS - Director: Prof. M. Yaniv - Institut Pasteur, Paris
- 1995-1999 Post-doctoral fellow, Unit Inserm U368 - Supervisor: Dr. P. Charnay - ENS, Paris
- 1989-1994 DEA and PhD - Unit CNRS URA 1644 - Supervisor: Prof. M. Yaniv - Institut Pasteur, Paris
Fields of Scholarship
- Oxidative stress
- Tumorigenesis
- Chemosensitivity
- Angiogenesis
- Stromal fibroblasts
- Breast and ovarian adenocarcinomas
- Aging
Honours and Awards
- 2013 Chevalier of National Order of Merit (awarded by the French President, M. François Hollande)
- 2009-2012 Prizes of Scientific Excellence, French ministry of research
- 2007-2012 Laureate of an Interface contract, Inserm-Curie Hospital (French Ministry of Health)
- 2006 Olga Sain Prize, Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer
- 2006 Simone & Cino del Duca Prize, French academy of Science
- 2005 Laureate of an Inserm Avenir contract
- 2005 Gustave Roussy Prize, French academy of Science
