Jean Weissenbach

Jean Weissenbach
Born 13 February 1946 (age 77)
Strasbourg, France
Nationality French
Known for Human genome
Awards Gairdner Award (2002)
Scientific career
Fields Genetics
Institutions Genoscope

Jean Weissenbach (born 13 February 1946) is a French biologist. He is the current director of the Genoscope. He is one of the pioneers of sequencing and genome analysis.

Publications

  • Weissenbach, Jean (May 2004). "Genome sequencing: differences with the relatives". Nature. England. 429 (6990): 353–5. doi:10.1038/429353a. PMID 15164045.
  • Weissenbach, J (2002). "Human genome project: past, present, future". Ernst Schering Res. Found. Workshop. Germany (36): 1–9. ISSN 0947-6075. PMID 11859560.
  • Weissenbach, J (December 1998). "Human genome mapping and sequencing: perspectives for toxicology". Toxicol. Lett. Netherlands. 102–103: 1–4. doi:10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00267-7. ISSN 0378-4274. PMID 10022225.
  • Weissenbach, J (August 1998). "The Human Genome Project: from mapping to sequencing". Clin. Chem. Lab. Med. GERMANY. 36 (8): 511–4. doi:10.1515/CCLM.1998.086. ISSN 1434-6621. PMID 9806450.
  • Weissenbach, J (October 1996). "Landing on the genome". Science. United States. 274 (5287): 479. doi:10.1126/science.274.5287.479. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 8927994.
  • Weissenbach, J (March 1997). "Mapping and human genome sequence program". Pathol. Biol. (in French). FRANCE. 45 (3): 205–8. ISSN 0369-8114. PMID 9296064.