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François Cuzin publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Cuzin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 122 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

François Cuzin D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Cuzin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1988 - Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences 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.
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

François Cuzin is affiliated with Université Côte d'Azur in France. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work in neuroscience.

The scientist's subfields of study include cancer research, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and molecular biology. Central topics in their work cover microRNA in disease regulation, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder research, and RNA interference and gene delivery.

Frequent collaborators with François Cuzin include Yusuf Özkul, Serpil Taheri, Keziban Korkmaz Bayram, Minoo Rassoulzadegan, and Zeynep Yılmaz Şükranlı.

They have published multiple papers in well-recognized venues such as Scientific Reports and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Notable recent publications are:

  • A heritable profile of six miRNAs in autistic patients and mouse models, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Experimentally altering microRNA levels in embryos alters adult phenotypes, 2024, Scientific Reports
  • Experimental alteration of the microRNA profile of the mouse embryo: heritable phenotypes in the adult, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

They have been recognized by several awards and memberships, including being a Member of Academia Europaea since 1990 and a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). In 1988, they received the Richard Lounsbery Award from the National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences for original contributions elucidating mechanisms involved in malignant cell transformation, particularly the demonstration of the necessary contribution of two oncogenes.

Best Publications

  • On the Regulation of DNA Replication in Bacteria

    François Jacob;Sydney Brenner;François Cuzin

  • RNA-mediated non-mendelian inheritance of an epigenetic change in the mouse

    Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Valérie Grandjean;Valérie Grandjean;Pierre Gounon;Stéphane Vincent;Stéphane Vincent;Stéphane Vincent

  • Subnuclear localization of WT1 in splicing or transcription factor domains is regulated by alternative splicing

    Stefan H Larsson;Jean-Paul Charlieu;Jean-Paul Charlieu;Kiyoshi Miyagawa;Dieter Engelkamp

  • The roles of individual polyoma virus early proteins in oncogenic transformation

    Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Alison Cowie;Antony Carr;Nicolas Glaichenhaus

  • Expression of the Large T Protein of Polyoma Virus Promotes the Establishment in Culture of ``Normal'' Rodent Fibroblast Cell Lines

    Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Zoreh Naghashfar;Alison Cowie;Antony Carr

  • RNA induction and inheritance of epigenetic cardiac hypertrophy in the mouse.

    Kay D. Wagner;Nicole Wagner;Nicole Wagner;Hossein Ghanbarian;Hossein Ghanbarian;Valérie Grandjean;Valérie Grandjean

  • Transmeiotic differentiation of male germ cells in culture

    Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Véronique Paquis-Flucklinger;Béatrice Bertino;Julien Sage

  • The miR-124-Sox9 paramutation: RNA-mediated epigenetic control of embryonic and adult growth.

    Valérie Grandjean;Pierre Gounon;Nicole Wagner;Nicole Wagner;Luc Martin;Luc Martin

  • Engineering chromosomes in mice through targeted meiotic recombination (TAMERE).

    Yann Hérault;Minoo Rassoulzadegan;François Cuzin;Denis Duboule.

  • RNA-mediated epigenetic heredity requires the cytosine methyltransferase Dnmt2.

    Jafar Kiani;Jafar Kiani;Valérie Grandjean;Valérie Grandjean;Reinhard Liebers;Francesca Tuorto

  • Stage-specific expression of the Kit receptor and its ligand (KL) during male gametogenesis in the mouse: a Kit-KL interaction critical for meiosis

    Stéphane Vincent;Dominique Segretain;Satomi Nishikawa;Shin-Ichi Nishikawa

  • High frequency of gene transfer after fusion between bacteria and eukaryotic cells.

    Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Bernard Binetruy;François Cuzin

  • Murine spermatogonial stem cells: targeted transgene expression and purification in an active state

    Galicia Giuili;Andrea Tomljenovic;Nathalie Labrecque;Mustapha Oulad-Abdelghani

  • Biological activities of v-myc and rearranged c-myc oncogenes in rat fibroblast cells in culture.

    Evelyne Mougneau;Lyne Lemieux;Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Francois Cuzin

  • Cre expression in primary spermatocytes : A tool for genetic engineering of the germ line

    Frédérique Vidal;Julien Sage;François Cuzin;Minoo Rassoulzadegan

  • Transvection effects involving DNA methylation during meiosis in the mouse

    Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Marc Magliano;François Cuzin

  • Inheritance of an Epigenetic Mark: The CpG DNA Methyltransferase 1 Is Required for De Novo Establishment of a Complex Pattern of Non-CpG Methylation

    Valérie Grandjean;Valérie Grandjean;Ruken Yaman;Ruken Yaman;François Cuzin;François Cuzin;Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Minoo Rassoulzadegan

  • The high affinity binding site on polyoma virus DNA for the viral large-T protein

    Patrick Gaudray;Chiara Tyndall;Robert Kamen;Francois Cuzin

  • Inherited variation at the epigenetic level: paramutation from the plant to the mouse.

    François Cuzin;Valérie Grandjean;Valérie Grandjean;Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Minoo Rassoulzadegan

  • Germ line transmission of autonomous genetic elements in transgenic mouse strains.

    Minoo Rassoulzadegan;Pierre Léopold;Joëlle Vailly;François Cuzin

Frequent Co-Authors

Julien Sage
Julien Sage Stanford University
Nicolas Glaichenhaus
Nicolas Glaichenhaus Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Guerrino Meneguzzi
Guerrino Meneguzzi Université Côte d'Azur
Pierre Gounon
Pierre Gounon Université Côte d'Azur
Antony M. Carr
Antony M. Carr University of Sussex
Debra J. Wolgemuth
Debra J. Wolgemuth Columbia University Medical Center
Christa Heyting
Christa Heyting Wageningen University & Research
Yann Herault
Yann Herault Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Frank Lyko
Frank Lyko German Cancer Research Center
Denis Duboule
Denis Duboule Collège de France

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