The Saga of Emmanuelle Charpentier
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Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
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#230 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Emmanuelle Marie Charpentier (French pronunciation: [emanɥɛl maʁi ʃaʁpɑ̃tje]; born 11 December 1968) is a French academic, microbiologist, geneticist, and biochemist.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
She has served as a director at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin since 2015.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Three years later, she founded an independent research institute, the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens.
