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'''Arnold Munnich''', born on 9 October 1949 in [[Paris]], is a French [[paediatrician]]-[[geneticist]]. He is the creator and head of the department of medical genetics at the [[Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital|Necker-Enfants malades hospital]] in Paris. He was an advisor to the [[President of France|President of the Republic]] from 2007 to 2012<ref name="histoire.inserm p2">{{cite web|title=Histoire de l'Inserm|url=https://histoire.inserm.fr/les-femmes-et-les-hommes/arnold-munnich/(page)/2|publication-date=}}</ref> and a member of the Scientific Council of the AMMi Association.
'''Arnold Munnich''' (born 9 October 1949, in [[Paris]]), is a French [[paediatrician]]-[[geneticist]]. He is the creator and head of the department of medical genetics at the [[Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital|Necker-Enfants malades hospital]] in Paris. He was an advisor to the [[President of France|President of the Republic]] from 2007 to 2012<ref name="histoire.inserm p2">{{cite web|title=Histoire de l'Inserm|url=https://histoire.inserm.fr/les-femmes-et-les-hommes/arnold-munnich/(page)/2|date=}}</ref> and a member of the Scientific Council of the AMMi Association.


== Scientific background ==
== Scientific background ==
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After [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] was elected President of the French Republic, Arnold Munnich was appointed Advisor to the President for Biomedical Research and Health.<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0%402-3244,36-927277%4051-927356,0.html « Un généticien à l’Élysée, au chevet de la recherche biomédicale »], ''[[Le Monde]]'', 23 juin 2007.</ref>
After [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] was elected President of the French Republic, Arnold Munnich was appointed Advisor to the President for Biomedical Research and Health.<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0%402-3244,36-927277%4051-927356,0.html « Un généticien à l’Élysée, au chevet de la recherche biomédicale »], ''[[Le Monde]]'', 23 juin 2007.</ref>


Arnold Munnich has tried to use [[molecular genetics]] in [[Pediatrics|paediatrics]] and to reconcile clinical and molecular genetics. He is the co-founder and current president of the Imagine Institute of Genetic Diseases<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Professeur Arnold Munnich Président de la Fondation Imagine|url=https://www.tribunejuive.info/medecine/le-professeur-arnold-munnich-president-de-la-fondation-imagine|date=11 December 2016|publication-date=}}.</ref> and a member of the Scientific Council of the AMMi Association.
Arnold Munnich has tried to use [[molecular genetics]] in [[Pediatrics|paediatrics]] and to reconcile clinical and molecular genetics. He is the co-founder and current president of the Imagine Institute of Genetic Diseases<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Professeur Arnold Munnich Président de la Fondation Imagine|url=https://www.tribunejuive.info/medecine/le-professeur-arnold-munnich-president-de-la-fondation-imagine|date=11 December 2016}}.</ref> and a member of the Scientific Council of the AMMi Association.


== Distinctions ==
== Distinctions ==


*    1994: Jean Hamburger Prize of the City of Paris
*    1994: Jean Hamburger Prize of the City of Paris
*    1999: Jean-Pierre-Lecocq Prize from the French Academy of sciences
*    1999: Jean-Pierre-Lecocq Prize from the [[French Academy of Sciences]]
*    1999: Eloi-Collery Prize of the National Academy of Medicine
*    1999: Eloi-Collery Prize of the [[Académie Nationale de Médecine|National Academy of Medicine]]
*    2000: Grand Prix de l'Inserm<ref name="histoire.inserm p2" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Prix Inserm|url=https://histoire.inserm.fr/de-l-inh-a-l-inserm/les-prix-inserm/prix-de-2000-a-2005|publication-date=}}</ref>
*    2000: Grand Prix de l'Inserm<ref name="histoire.inserm p2" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Prix Inserm|url=https://histoire.inserm.fr/de-l-inh-a-l-inserm/les-prix-inserm/prix-de-2000-a-2005|date=|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-date=2018-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730171011/https://histoire.inserm.fr/de-l-inh-a-l-inserm/les-prix-inserm/prix-de-2000-a-2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*    2001: Jean Bernard Prize from the Fondation pour la recherche médicale
*    2001: Jean Bernard Prize from the [[Fondation pour la recherche médicale]]
*    2003: Member of the [[Institut Universitaire de France|Institut universitaire de France]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Institut Universitaire de France|url=http://www.iufrance.fr/les-membres-de-liuf/membre/109.html|agency=[[Institut universitaire de France]]|publication-date=}}</ref>
*    2003: Member of the [[Institut Universitaire de France]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Institut Universitaire de France|url=http://www.iufrance.fr/les-membres-de-liuf/membre/109.html|agency=[[Institut universitaire de France]]|date=}}</ref>
*    2004: Member of the Frecnh Academy of sciences<ref>{{cite web|title=Académie des sciences|url=https://www.academie-sciences.fr/fr/Liste-des-membres-de-l-Academie-des-sciences-/-M/arnold-munnich.html|agency=[[Académie des sciences (France)|Académie des Sciences]]|publication-date=}}</ref>
*    2004: Member of the French Academy of Sciences<ref>{{cite web|title=Académie des sciences|url=https://www.academie-sciences.fr/fr/Liste-des-membres-de-l-Academie-des-sciences-/-M/arnold-munnich.html|agency=[[French Academy of Sciences|Académie des sciences]]|date=}}</ref>
*    2007: Winner of the European Society of Human Genetics Award
*    2007: Winner of the European Society of Human Genetics Award
*    2009: Winner of the Gagna & Van Heck Award of the Belgian National Research Fund
*    2009: Winner of the Gagna & Van Heck Award of the Belgian National Research Fund
*    2012: Winner of the British Society of Human Genetics Carter Award
*    2012: Winner of the British Society of Human Genetics Carter Award
*    2013: Officier of the [[Legion of Honour|Légion d'Honneur]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Décret du 29 mars 2013 portant promotion et nomination|url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000027248227|website=[[Légifrance]]|publication-date=}}</ref>
*    2013: Officier of the [[Legion of Honour|Légion d'Honneur]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Décret du 29 mars 2013 portant promotion et nomination|url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000027248227|website=[[Légifrance]]|date=}}</ref>
*    2014: Jean-Bernard Grand Prize of the City of Paris
*    2014: Jean-Bernard Grand Prize of the City of Paris

A 2021 publication found Munnich to be a central researcher for describing rare genetic diseases.<ref>{{Cite Q | Q106708178 }}</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==
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*    ''Programmé mais libre'', Plon Editions, 2016 ({{ISBN|2259230091}})
*    ''Programmé mais libre'', Plon Editions, 2016 ({{ISBN|2259230091}})


He is the author or co-author of more than 700 scientific publications.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Munnich%20A%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=23339108 PubMed]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Google Scholar|url=https://scholar.google.fr/scholar?start=30&q=arnold+munnich&hl=fr&as_sdt=0,5|publication-date=}}</ref>
He is the author or co-author of more than 700 scientific publications.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Munnich%20A%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=23339108 PubMed]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Google Scholar|url=https://scholar.google.fr/scholar?start=30&q=arnold+munnich&hl=fr&as_sdt=0,5|date=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 11 February 2024

Arnold Munnich (born 9 October 1949, in Paris), is a French paediatrician-geneticist. He is the creator and head of the department of medical genetics at the Necker-Enfants malades hospital in Paris. He was an advisor to the President of the Republic from 2007 to 2012[1] and a member of the Scientific Council of the AMMi Association.

Scientific background[edit]

After a doctorate in medicine (1979) and a science thesis (1988) at the Institut Cochin in the U129 unit then headed by Axel Kahn, he was appointed Professor of Genetics at the University of Paris-Descartes in 1989. He has been head of the Inserm unit "Genetic handicaps of the child" since 1990, succeeding Jean Frézal, where he had done his clinic (1986-1990) at the Necker Hospital in Paris.

After Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of the French Republic, Arnold Munnich was appointed Advisor to the President for Biomedical Research and Health.[2]

Arnold Munnich has tried to use molecular genetics in paediatrics and to reconcile clinical and molecular genetics. He is the co-founder and current president of the Imagine Institute of Genetic Diseases[3] and a member of the Scientific Council of the AMMi Association.

Distinctions[edit]

A 2021 publication found Munnich to be a central researcher for describing rare genetic diseases.[8]

Books[edit]

  •    La Rage d'espérer. La génétique au quotidien, Plon Publishing, 1999 (ISBN 2259189849)
  •    Programmé mais libre, Plon Editions, 2016 (ISBN 2259230091)

He is the author or co-author of more than 700 scientific publications.[9][10]

References[edit]