François Tison, aged 53 years, is Professor of Neurology at Bordeaux University (BU)-Consultant Neurologist at the University Hospital of Bordeaux (CHU-B) He is head of the Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases-clinical branch (IMNc, http://www.imnc-bordeaux.org,) the Memory Clinic (CMRR) and the Motricity Unit at the Department of Clinical Neurology, CHU-B, and adjunct director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IMN, CNRS UMR 5293-http://www.imn-bordeaux.org). He conducted his clinical and research career in the field of neurodegenerative diseases particularly on Parkinson’s disease (PD) and related disorders.
Regarding patient’s care, he created the Movement Disorders Unit at the CHU-B in 1998, the reference center for Huntington’s Disease pre-symptomatic diagnosis in 1994, the multiple system atrophy (MSA) rare disease reference center in 2003, the Regional and Inter- Regional Expert center for PD in 2011, then together with E. Bezard, head of the IMN-CNRS UMR 5293, he developed the IMNc, from 2008 to its opening in 2014, within the Neurocampus investment program. Regarding his research career he explored several fields of basic, translational, epidemiological and clinical research in PD. He contributed to dopaminergic neurotransmission chemical neuro-anatomy in basal ganglia, developed new animal models of atypical parkinsonism (nigrsotriatal degeneration).
He also conducted epidemiological studies on PD and related disorders in population–based cohorts and coordinated as a PI or Co-PI academic (and industry or foundations (MJFF)-sponsored clinical research studies on neuro-pharmacology, physiopathology and biomarkers of PD and AD. Today 30 clinical research studies are running at the IMNc.
He also actively contributes to National or European networks and EC-funded programs (F-CRIN, NS-Park, PD genetics networks, E-MSA Study group, E-Rare). He served on several scientific committees of patient’s associations (PD, MSA, PSP), societies (French Neurological Society and MDS, as a treasurer of E-MDS).
He authored or Co-authored 225 publications, plus 55 as part of a study group, plus 35 textbook chapters (one book edition), H index=42, 6702 citations without self citations, top 10% citation = 9 (2009-14).