Biologique de Concarneau station

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Concarneau Marinarium

The Station biologique de Concarneau or Biological Station of Concarneau is a facility of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and the Collège de France and is dedicated to teaching and research in the field of marine biology and oceanography . It was founded in 1859 by Jean Victor Coste , a professor at the Collège de France, and is one of the oldest marine biology research centers even before the Naples Zoological Station , the Anton Dohrn Station in 1859 and the Biologique de Roscoff Station in 1872.

Overview

Today the station biologique de Concarneau is a university and research facility. In her institute there are always 25 lecturers, over 40 scientists, post-doctoral students , doctoral students as well as engineers and technicians and domestic and foreign students who take part in excursions and courses every year.

The laboratory of the station biologique de Concarneau publishes scientific publications of studies in the fields of physiology, molecular biology and marine ecology.

Alain Van Wormhoudt , for example , who conducted research with Daniel Y. Sellos in 2002 on the Structure of the of a-amylase genes in crustaceans and molluscs: evolution of the exon / intron organization at the institute.

The station is always associated with the name of its founder, Jean Victor Coste (1807–1873). In the 1880s, Georges Pouchet (1833-1894), professor of comparative anatomy at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, gave the station a strong boost. After his death, Paul Fabre-Domergue (1861–1940) was his successor. His friend Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) visited him in 1875 in Concarneau.

Historical overview

1859: Originally set up to collect, identify and research local marine life, the station quickly becomes a center of scientific and intellectual activity. In addition, experiments on rearing fish are carried out. These are based u. a. on the studies of experimental embryology by Laurent Chabry (1855-1894).

1950: Comparative biochemistry with Maurice Nicloux and Jean Roche (1901–1992), whose work on iodine metabolism in marine organisms led to the identification of the active thyroid hormone (T3 triiodothyronine ) in 1952. Furthermore, the Belgian biochemist Marcel Florkin (1900–1979) and then his colleagues Ng. Van Thoai and Yvonne Robin who developed comparative biochemistry. They identified structural differences in molecules that perform identical functions in different organisms, such as hemoglobin .

1970: Development of identification systems and studies of the distribution and migration of fish M. H. Du Buit .

1996: The station is placed under the administration of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in collaboration with the Collège de France .

Today, the station biologique de Concarneau focuses on basic research on the biochemistry and metabolic processes of marine organisms and their applications and significance for the various areas of nutrition and health.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ biomedexperts.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.biomedexperts.com  
  2. ↑ lettre-cdf.revues.org
  3. ^ JL Fischer: Laurent Chabry and the beginnings of experimental embryology in France. In: Dev. Biol. Volume 7, 1991, pp. 31-41.
  4. ↑ college-de-france.fr ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.college-de-france.fr
  5. ↑ gazettelabo.fr (PDF; 282 kB)

Coordinates: 47 ° 52 '8.5 "  N , 3 ° 55' 3.3"  W.