Nicole Pasteur

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by Jean-Louis Pasteur in 2004

Nicole Pasteur , (born Nicole Mercier 11 July 1944, Terrasson-Lavilledieu ) is a French geneticist . Her research on mosquito resistance to insecticides has been awarded the CNRS silver medal .[1]

Life[change | change source]

She studied at University of Texas Medical Branch. She joined the French National Centre for Scientific Research in 1972. She used electrophoresis to find which genes are resistant to insecticides.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. Burgos, Valérie (2023-01-31). "Médailles d'argent du CNRS 1960-2010". Comité pour l'histoire du CNRS (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  2. "Larves du moustique "Culex pipiens". Le moustique "C. pipiens", dont on voit ici des larves, constit | CNRS Images". images.cnrs.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-03.