Martine Roussel
Martine F. Roussel (born 1950) is a molecular oncologist in the United States. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[1] Roussel works at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Career
Dr. Roussel earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the Université de Tours in 1971, a master's degree in biochemistry from the University of Paris VII in 1974, and a Ph.D. from the Université Lille I in 1978. [1] In 1980, she joined the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute of Health as a Forgarty International postdoctoral fellow.
In 1983, Dr. Rousseljoined the faculty of St Jude's Children's Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee.[1] She is a member at St. Jude Faculty specializing in Tumor Cell Biology and an Endowed Chair in Molecular Oncogenesis. She also became a Fellow at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. At UT Memphis, she is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Sciences.[2] Her research lab studies aggressive and difficult to treat pediatric brain tumors.[3]
Since 2003, Dr. Roussel has been Vice President of the United States of Eurocancer, an organization with headquarters in Paris, France.[2] She is Chair, Erasmus at the University of Sciences in Paris. [4]
Personal life
Roussel is married to fellow cancer scientist Chuck Sherr.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Martine F. Roussel". National Academy of Sciences.
- 1 2 "Martine F. Roussel, PhD". St. Jude People. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
- ↑ "Roussel Lab". St. Jude Research. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
- ↑ "Martine F. Rousse". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
- ↑ "Member Profiles - Charles Sherr" (PDF). American Society for Cell Biology. 2009-08-02.