1944 - 2021
Axel Kahn French Biologist
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| First Name |
Axel
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| Last Name |
Kahn
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1943
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| Birthplace |
Le Petit-Pressigny, France
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| Died |
6th July, 2021
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| Nationality |
French
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| Occupation Text |
Physician, Geneticist
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| Occupation |
Biologist
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Axel Kahn (5 September 1944 – 5 July 2021) was a French scientist and geneticist. He was the brother of the journalist Jean-François Kahn. He was a member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee from 1992 to 2004 and worked in gene therapy. He first entered the INSERM with a specialization in biochemistry. He was named in 2002 as a counsellor for biosciences and biotechnologies matters by the European Commission. Head of French laboratories specialized in biomedical sciences between years 1984 and 2007, he was elected President of the Paris Descartes University in December 2007, as the sole candidate.