On Wednesday November 16, 2022, the CNRS Foundation awarded the Georges Brahms Prize.
The winner is Priscillia Lhoumaud, for her career and contribution to the field of DNA biology.
This annual scientific prize, launched in 2022, is intended to honor the memory and commitment of Georges Brahms, researcher and patron of the CNRS Foundation, in connection with his seminal work on genetics and DNA in particular.
The prize is awarded after examination of the applications, by a jury convened on the initiative of the CNRS Foundation with the CNRS Institute of Biological Sciences, to one of the CNRS research fellows recruited during the year in the field of DNA biology.
The ceremony began with a brief presentation of the Foundation, its missions and projects by Michel Mortier, Director of the CNRS Foundation.
Denis Guthleben, Deputy Director of the CNRS History Committee, retraced the lives and works of Georges and Sabine Brahms.
Then Priscillia Lhoumaud, winner of the 2022 Brahms Prize, presented her background and work on DNA methylation and the activity of regulatory regions in mammals.
After the prize-giving ceremony, the evening continued with a cocktail reception to provide an opportunity for Priscillia’s family and friends of the CNRS Foundation to exchange views.
