The Arago Laboratory of Banyuls and some of its Academicians

• Marie-Odile Soyer-Gobillard ^[1]
  1. [1] Observatoire Océanologique, Université P. et M. Curie (Paris 6), Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
• Localización: International microbiology: official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology, ISSN 1139-6709, Vol. 19, Nº. 4, 2016, págs. 183-190
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Since its founding in 1881 by Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821–1901), the Arago Laboratory of Banyuls has been one of the three marine stations of the University Pierre and Marie Curie-Paris 6. It is located in Banyuls (Banyuls-sur-Mer) in Northern Catalonia. The center hosts researchers and students from all over the world. Some became famous, including four Nobel Prize winners: André Lwoff (1965), Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1991), Albert Fert (2007) and Jules Hoffmann (2011). This article focuses on five scientists closely related to the center. The first three are Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821–1901), the founder; Édouard Chatton (1883–1947), eminent director of the center; and André Lwoff (1902–1994), who before being known for his work in bacterial genetics and virology was an outstanding protozoologist under the direction of Chatton. Lynn Margulis (1938–2011), a great friend of the Arago Laboratory and personal friend of the author, is also remembered. Finally, there is a mention of Walter J. Gehring (1939–2014), professor at the University of Basel, Switzerland. [Int Microbiol 19(4): 183-190 (2016)]Keywords: Arago Laboratory of Banyuls · Lacaze-Duthiers, Henri de (1821–1901) · Chatton, Édouard (1883–1947) · Lwoff, André (1902–1994) · Margulis, Lynn (1938–2011) · Gehring, Walter J. (1939–2014)