Yves Laporte#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1445 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 1993 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
Yves Laporte passed away May 15, 2012.
Positions Held
- 1991 Professor Emeritus
- 1980-1991 Head of neurophysiology of the Collège de France from 1972 to 1991
- 1972 Chair in neurophysiology at the Collège de France
- 1947-1971 University of Toulouse
- 1945-1947, 1949-1951 Fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation
Fields of Scholarship
- neurophysiology; mainly: the organisation of the spinal cord, motor units, muscle spindle
Honours and Awards
- 2006 Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- 1999 Commander of the Legion of Honor
- 1985 Membre de l'académie des Sciences
- 1945 Médaille de la Résistance and the Croix de Guerre
