Pincus Medal awarded to Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon, MD, founder of the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cell Biology in Strasbourg, France, and an internationally prominent biomedical researcher, was named the recipient of the Gregory Pincus Medal by UMass Medical School. Dr. Chambon received the award for his discovery of the nuclear receptor superfamily and how these proteins interact with hormones to regulate the genes that control development, homeostasis and metabolism.
Pierre Chambon holds the USIAS Chair in Molecular Genetics and Biology and is one of the founding Board members of the Institute for advanced Study of the University of Strasbourg (USIAS).
The Pincus Medal, awarded in the field of endocrinology, was established to honor Gregory F. Pincus, a pioneer in reproductive biology and the co-founder of the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research. The Gregory Pincus Medal awards were initiated in 1969. Seven of the recipients were or subsequently became Nobel laureates.
