Profile
Jean-Paul Vincent
My CV
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Education:
University of Louvain, Belgium and University of California at Berkeley
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Qualifications:
M.Eng., M.A., Ph.D.
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Work History:
University of California San Francisco, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research
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Current Job:
Joint head of the Division of Developmental Biology at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research
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My group studies how cells signal to each other.
Cell signalling enable cells to organise within a tissue so that the right structure forms in the appropriate location.
Signalling is also required for sick or abnormal cells to be recognised and eliminated within a tissue.
We are interested in the relative contribution of short and long range signals during development and also in identifying the signalling mechanisms that induce a cell to commit suicide.
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My Typical Day:
My typical day is spent in my office, writing papers, proposals, or reports. But I get lots of visitors, the best ones are my collaborators coming to talk about their projects
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Enthusiastic, rational, caring
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I annoyed teachers by breaking things, and my own limbs, but deep down, I think that they liked me
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