Nicole Pasteur

Nicole Pasteur (born Nicole Mercier 11 July 1944, Terrasson-Lavilledieu) is a French geneticist. Her research on mosquito resistance to insecticides has been awarded the CNRS silver medal.

 Life 
Nicole Mercier was born on July 11, 1944 in Terrasson-Lavilledieu in Dordogne in a family of doctors and teachers. She studied at University of Texas Medical Branch. She joined the French National Centre for Scientific Research in 1972. She used electrophoresis to find which genes are resistant to insecticides.

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Category:1944 births
Category:Living people
Category:French geneticists