Catherine Dulac

Catherine Gisèle Dulac[4]
Born (1963-02-11) February 11, 1963 (age 61)[5]
France[6]
EducationÉcole Normale Supérieure (BSc)
Institut d'Embryologie cellulaire et moléculaire (Institute of Cellular and Molecular Embryology) (PhD)
Pierre and Marie Curie University(PhD)[1][7]
Known forMammalian pheromones
Parental brain regulation
Research in neuroscience of sex differences
Genomic imprinting
AwardsRichard Lounsbery Award
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology
Neuroscience
InstitutionsColumbia University
Harvard University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute[1]
ThesisEtude de la differenciation des cellules gliales dans le systeme nerveux peripherique (Molecular and cellular study of glial cell differentiation in the peripheral nervous system) (1991)
Doctoral advisorNicole Marthe Le Douarin[2]
Other academic advisorsRichard Axel[3]

Catherine Dulac is a French–American molecular biologist and neuroscientist. She is a professor at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Harvard University and, since 2022,[8] has been the current Samuel W. Morris University Professor.[9] Prior to her appointment as University Professor, she was the Higgins Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology (from 2006)[1] and the Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences (from 2018)[10] in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University.

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  3. ^ "Catherine Dulac". Harvard Magazine. No. September-October 2005. 2005. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Décret du 13 juillet 2022 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". Journal officiel de la République française. No. 162. July 14, 2022. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Les Membres de l'Académie des sciences élus en 2007" (PDF) (in French). French Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Harvard scientist Catherine Dulac awarded for work on parenting instinct". Radio France Internationale. September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Etude de la differenciation des cellules gliales dans le systeme nerveux peripherique (Thesis). Theses.fr. January 1991. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Dulac, Sampson, and Sharpe honored with highest distinction for a faculty member". The Harvard Gazette. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "Catherine Dulac". Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Li, Katelyn X. (April 19, 2018). "Four Harvard Faculty Awarded Arts and Sciences Professorships". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.