Thomas Bourgeron

Thomas Bourgeron is a French scientist working at the Institut Pasteur. His group discovered the first monogenic mutations involved in autism.^[1] He is a member of the French Academy of sciences.^[2] He works on genes, changes in synapse properties and changes in circadian rhythm in autism-spectrum disorders.

Thomas Bourgeron
Born	(1965-11-09) 9 November 1965 (age 59)
Education	Université de Paris-Descartes
Known for	Discovery of autism-related mutations
Awards	Member of the French Academy of Sciences, Institut Universitaire de France, Academia Europaea
Scientific career
Fields	Genetics
Institutions	Université de Paris-Diderot, Institut Pasteur

References

1. Durand CM, Betancur C, Boeckers TM, et al. (2007). "Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are associated with autism spectrum disorders". Nat. Genet. 39 (1): 25–7. doi:10.1038/ng1933. PMC 2082049. PMID 17173049.
2. "Académie des sciences".