Pr. Genevieve BERGER
Nationality: France
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Current Appointment :
» University Professor and Hospital MD
University of Paris VI - Pierre and Marie Curie – Main field : Biophysics and Medical Imaging
      • Broussais Hôtel-Dieu Teaching Hospital (1996 to 2003)
      • La Pitié Sapétrière Teaching Hospital (2003-..)


UNIVERSITY DEGREES
PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Graduate of the Ecole Normale Superieure of Cachan (1974-78)
Physical Sciences, Agregation (1977)
Ph. D. in Physics
University of Paris VI -Pierre et Marie Curie, Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanical physics
Mention from the jury : tres honorable (1981)
Authorization to superviseresearch activities
University of Paris V -Rene Descartes (1989)


MEDICINE

Doctorate of Medicine, MD
Gold Medal, University of Paris V- René Descartes(1985)
Specialized Studies Certificate
for the application of artificial radioelements to medicine and biology (nuclear medicine) –University of Paris XI-Paris Sud (1986). Valedictorian. Specialization in nuclear medicine
Ph. D. in human biology
Mention from the jury: tres honorable
University of Paris V-Rene Descartes (1989)




AWARDS AND HONORS
Prize as “Honorary Fellow Award” of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medecine (AIUM) (2006)

Pan-European Innovation “Grand Prize” (2001)

Palmes Académiques (a decoration for service to education in France) honored as Commandeur (2000)

Legion of honor, Chevalier (1998)

Yves ROCARD Prize from the French Physics Society (1997) awarded for the design and development of the world's first ultrasound bone imaging device

CNRS Silver Medal (1994)

 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES


Director General of the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) (2000 - 2003)

Head of the Directorate for Technology at the French Ministry of Research (2000)

Director of the Bio-engineering, Drugs and Agri-Food Department at the French Ministry of Education, Research and Technology (1998 - 2000)

Head, Department of Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital (1997 - 2000)

Director of the "Laboratory for Parametric Imaging" CNRS/University of Paris VI - Pierre et Marie Curie, at Broussais Hôtel-Dieu Teaching Hospital Center (1991 - 2000)
Medical Imaging, ultrasound, scientific publications, interdisciplinary researches, patents, technology transfer

Chairwoman (1995-1998) and Scientific Secretary (1991-1995), CNRS National Committee for Scientific Research, Committee on "Treatment and Drugs: Design and Resources"

Member, Scientific Board of the CNRS Department of Engineering Sciences (1991-1998)



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chaiman of the Advisory Board “Health”for the commissioner for research, Eropean Union (2006-...)

Member of the evaluation committees of various international research organizations (....-2006)

Member of the technical program Committee, IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1990 -…)

President of the board of directors of the Society FIST (2000-2003)

President of the board of directors of the Society INIST-Diffusion (2000-2003)

President of the board of directors of the Society CNRS-Diffusion (2000-2003)

Member of the board of directors of Ecole Normale Supérieure of Lyon (2000 -2003)

Member of the board of directors of Ecole Normale Supérieure of Cachan (2000 -2003)

Member of the board of directors of French research Institute for sea exploitation (2000)

Member of the “ Conseil de l’ordre des Palmes académiques ” (2000)

French representative of the specific program "Quality of life and management of living resources" in Vth PCRDT of European Commission (1998-2000)

Government commissioner near the Office of geological and mining research (2000)

Member of the board of directors of “ Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique” (2000)

President of the Consultative Committee of the Technological Development (1999-2000)


Professional address :
Laboratory for Parametric Imaging
CNRS – University Paris VI
15, rue Ecole de medecine
75006 PARIS France
Telephone : +33 (0)1 44 41 49 60