biography
Lars French
Chairman and Professor
Prof. Dr. med. Lars E French MD is a clinician-scientist and the current professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the Zürich University Hospital in Switzerland.
Professor French graduated from the University of Geneva and trained in internal medicine, basic research, and dermatology at the University of Geneva. He rapidly established his own research group in investigative dermatology alongside clinical activities at the Department of Dermatology of the University of Geneva under the direction of Professor Saurat with the support of a career development award from the Swiss National Science Foundation, before spending a year as visiting …
PERSONAL DATA
Date of birth: March 8th, 1963
Place of Birth: Geneva/Switzerland
CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION
Professor and chairman of dermatology clinic at zurich university hospital
Gloriastrasse 31
CH-8091 Zurich
Phone: +41 44 255 2550
Fax: +41 44 255 44 03
Honors & Awards
Membership
- Responsibility
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Professor and Chairman
From November 2018
Department of Dermatology and Allergology
Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich -
Professor and Chairman
October 2006 -November 2018
Dermatology Department
Zürich University Hospital -
Louis Jeantet Professor of Medicine
May 2003 - September 2006
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Dermatology Department
GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL -
Médecin-Adjoint
October 2002 - April 2003
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Dermatology Department
GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL -
“SCORE A” career development award
October 2000 - October 2002
Continuation Swiss Clinicians Opting for research/Swiss national science foundation Department of Dermatology
Geneva University Hospital -
Visiting Clinical and Research Fellow
October 1999 - October 2000
Department of Dermatology (Prof. J. Stanley, Prof. A. H. Rook)
University of Pennsylvania Health System -
“SCORE A” career development award (5 years)
January 1997 - October 1999
Swiss Clinicians Opting for research/Swiss national science foundation “Maître d’Enseignement et de Recherche suppléant”,
Geneva University HospitalDepartment of Dermatology -
Clinical Practice in Internal Medicine
April 1988 - March 1990
Resident, Department of Medicine (Prof. A. F. MULLER)
Geneva University Hospital -
Research Fellow on Cell and Molecular Biology
April 1990 - October 1993
Thesis work on the role of clusterin in tissue remodeling. Laboratory of Immuno-Nephrology (Dr. J. SCHIFFERLI)
Geneva University Medical Center -
Clinical Practice in Dermatology
October 1993 - December 1996
Resident and Fellow, Dermatology Department (Prof. J.-H. SAURAT) and Research on clusterin and Fas-mediated apoptosis. Laboratory of Dermatology 5-222 (Dr. L. E. FRENCH)
Geneva University Hospital and Geneva University Medical Center - Affiliations
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Co-founding Shareholder of Adipogen
(www.adipogen.com) 2009 - ongoing
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Former founding shareholder of
- EpiTech SA (Epidex technology licensed to Modex/Isotis in 2000)
- Apotech Corporation (Part of Alexis Corp. Now part of Enzo Life Sciences (Trade-Sale))
-Apoxis SA (Sold to Topotarget A/S in June 2007)
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Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of
- Sold to Topotarget A/S in June 2007
- Apoxis SA (Between 2001 and June 2007)