François Cuzin is a professor at the

University of Nice A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

Sophia-Antipolis (wisdom), gr, (Ἀντίπολις, antipolis) ("opposite city" from its position on the opposite side of the Var estuary from Nice, also former name of Antibes, part of the technology park) , postal_code = 06220 (Vallauris), 06250 (Mo ...

. In 1988 he won the

Richard Lounsbery Award The Richard Lounsbery Award is given to American and French scientists, 45 years or younger, in recognition of "extraordinary scientific achievement in biology and medicine." The Award alternates between French and American scientists, and is aw ...

for "his original contributions in the elucidation of the mechanisms involved in malignant cell transformation, in particular, demonstration of the necessary contribution of two oncogenes."Richard Lounsbery Award.
National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

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20th-century French biologists Living people Academic staff of Côte d'Azur University Year of birth missing (living people) Richard-Lounsbery Award laureates Place of birth missing (living people) {{France-scientist-stub