Gilles-Éric Séralini
Gilles-Éric Séralini | |
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Gilles-Éric Séralini, in 2015 | |
| Born | 23 August 1960 |
| Alma mater | University of Montpellier II |
| Known for | Séralini affair |
| Spouse | Soline Séralini |
| Children | Two |
| Awards | Knight of the National Order of Merit, Denis Guichard prize, Theo Colborn Award, whistleblower award, International Scientist of the Year. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Endocrinology |
| Institutions | University of Caen |
| Thesis | Rôle inhibiteur de l'alphafoetoprotéine sur la fonction génitale du rat (1987) |
Gilles-Éric Séralini (born 23 August 1960) is a French molecular biologist, political advisor and activist on genetically modified organisms and foods. He is of Algerian-French origin. Séralini has been a professor of molecular biology at the University of Caen since 1991, and is president and chairman of the board of CRIIGEN.
His work and publication strategies on GMOs have been controversial. A paper he published in 2012 attracted major controversy and was retracted by the journal.