Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon · Science & Medicine
Molecular biologist who discovered split genes and pioneered the study of nuclear hormone receptors.
1931, Mulhouse, France — 2026, Strasbourg, France
France
Pierre Chambon is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Molecular biologist who discovered split genes and pioneered the study of nuclear hormone receptors.
Working in Strasbourg, Chambon discovered that eukaryotic genes are 'split' into coding exons and intervening introns, and pioneered the cloning and study of nuclear hormone receptors, reshaping molecular biology and endocrinology. Among many honors he received the Lasker Award. His published biographies do not document any Jewish ancestry. Jinfo.org records his mother as Jewish (née Yvonne Weill).
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Molecular biologist who discovered split genes and pioneered the study of nuclear hormone receptors.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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