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Dr. Brigitte Kieffer graduated from the University of Strasbourg, in Strasbourg, France, where she later became a professor. She went on to become Research Director of the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) in France. Her main research was later developed at the Institut de génétique et de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (IGBMC) in Strasbourg in 2001. She directed IGBMC from 2012 to 2013. In January 2014 she became the new Scientific Director of the Research Centre as well as Professor of Psychiatry and the Monique H. Bourgeois Chair in Pervasive Developmental Disorders at the faculty of medicine of McGill University. <ref>"Brigitte Kieffer PhD." Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux De L'Ouest-de-I'lle-de-Montréal Québec, 7 Feb. 2015. Web. </ref> |
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Kieffer became a Professor at the [[Universite Louis Pasteur]] in 1994 in Strasbourg. Dr. Kieffer is a Visiting Professor at the [[UCLA]] and Group Leader at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology. |
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She joined the [[Academie des sciences]] in December 2013. In 2014 she was given the [[L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science]]. |
She joined the [[Academie des sciences]] in December 2013. In 2014 she was given the [[L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science]]. |
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| Born | Brigitte Kieffer 26 February, 1958 Clichy, France |
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Dr. Brigitte Kieffer (born February 26th, 1958) is a French molecular neurobiologist known for her research of opiate receptors. Her areas of expertise include: molecular psychiatry, addiction, mood disorders, pain, and developmental disorders. Dr. Kieffer has international reputation in the field of opiate receptors, and has paved the way for better understanding of brain mechanisms involved in pain, mental illness, and drug addiction.[1] She continues to pursue research and directs a team of over 300 people. Her discoveries have enabled us to comprehend how substances like morphine or heroine can kill pain, and foster addiction. [2]
Life
Dr. Brigitte Kieffer graduated from the University of Strasbourg, in Strasbourg, France, where she later became a professor. She went on to become Research Director of the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) in France. Her main research was later developed at the Institut de génétique et de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (IGBMC) in Strasbourg in 2001. She directed IGBMC from 2012 to 2013. In January 2014 she became the new Scientific Director of the Research Centre as well as Professor of Psychiatry and the Monique H. Bourgeois Chair in Pervasive Developmental Disorders at the faculty of medicine of McGill University. [3]
Awards
She joined the Academie des sciences in December 2013. In 2014 she was given the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.
Publications include
- Charbogne P., B. Kieffer, Befort K. (2014). 15 Years of genetic Approaches in vivo for addiction research: Opioid receptor and peptide gene knockout in mouse models of drug abuse, Neuropharmacology
- Lutz EP Kieffer B. (2013) Opioid receptors. Distinct roles in mood disorders, Trends Neurosci, 36 (3), 195-206.
References
- ^ "Brigitte Kieffer PhD." Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux De L'Ouest-de-I'lle-de-Montréal Québec, 7 Feb. 2015. Web.
- ^ - "Cloning Opioid Receptors to Better Understand Our Brain." Cloning Opioid Receptors to Better Understand Our Brain. For Women in Science L'Oreal Foundation, n.d. Web.
- ^ "Brigitte Kieffer PhD." Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux De L'Ouest-de-I'lle-de-Montréal Québec, 7 Feb. 2015. Web.