Deputy Director, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles
Paris-Sud University
France
Marc Litaudon has completed his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1991 from University Paris-Sud (FR), and Postdoctoral studies from University of Canterbury (NZ). In 1994, he served in New Caledonia for 6 and a half years as the Head of "Laboratory of Medicinal Plants" (CNRS advanced antenna). In 2001, he joined the ICSN and since then has been in charge of the phytochemistry laboratory and the management and scientific development of the “ICSN Extracts Libraryâ€, the largest collection of natural extracts in the public domain in France. He was appointed deputy director of ICSN in 2020. He is a recipient of “Prix de Pharmacognosie†(University Paris-Sud, 1991), CNRS Crystal Medal (2016). He has (co)-authored over 200 papers. He is an elected fellow of AFERP, editorial board member of “Phytochemistryâ€, “Plants†and “Natural Product and Biosprospectingâ€, and a Permanent adviser at IFS (International Foundation for Science).
Phytochemistry,Pharmaceutical Sciences