An outstanding career path
1964-1979 - Co-director of the biochemistry laboratory of the CNRS Centre for the study of surgical techniques 1981-1984 - Director of Inserm 127 research unit on metabolism of the heart and blood vessels 1986-1990 - Vice President of the Inserm ‘specialized’ Scientific Committee, "Cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular, hemostasis, atheroma" 1992-1998 - General Secretary of the European sector of the International Society for myocardium research 1992-1999 - First European associate editor of the American journal Circulation Research 1994-1998 - Member of the National Council of Universities 1999-2001 - Member of the Scientific Council of culture and scientific and technological information, and museums of the Ministry of Research 1999-2002 - Director of Inserm 523 on genetics, pathophysiology and therapies of disorders of cardiac and skeletal muscle 2000-2002 - Member of the Scientific Council of the GenHomme Programme 2000 -2002 - Member of the National Advisory Committee on Ethics for the Life Sciences and Health and of the National Consultative Committee on Human Rights 2001-2002 - Research Director, Ministry of Research 2002-2005 - Vice president of the Inserm board of directors of Inserm Until 2007 - President of the Inserm reflexion group with patients’ associations (GRAM) and Member of the scientific council of Genopole and the CNRS Ethics Committee
Many awards in honour of her work - 1992 - CNRS Silver Medal
- 1992 - Knight of the Legion of Honor
- 1994 - Peter Debye award "Molecular biology of cardiovascular systems: fundamental and clinical aspects,"
- 1998 - Officer of the National Order of Merit
- 2000 - Cardiology award from the Foundation for Biomedical Research Cardiology award
- 2002 - Glorney-Raisbeck Award from the New York Academy of Medicine
- 2006 - Inserm Honorary award
