SIREDO Oncology Center (Care, Innovation and Research for Children and AYA with Cancer), Institut Curie
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
François Doz is professor of pediatrics at Paris Descartes University, pediatric oncologist, deputy director of clinical research, innovation and teaching in the SIREDO Oncology centre of the Curie Institute (Care, Innovation and research in Cancer of the child, adolescent and young adult) and director of training of the Institut Curie’s Hospital Group. He received his doctorate in medicine, his pediatric specialty and a Master in pharmacology in Paris. He then spent two years as a researcher in the Brain Tumor Research Centre at the University of California in San Francisco. His main research interests are pediatric neuro-oncology, retinoblastoma, early development of new drugs and the ethics of clinical research. He is the author of more than 280 publications referenced in Pubmed. He is member of the Board of SIOPE, European branch of SIOP (https://www.siope.eu/), member Executive Committee and co-chair of the Brain tumor committee of the ITCC Consortium ( European consortium dedicated to the innovative treatment of children with cancer, http://www.itcc-consortium.org/). He has been Chair of the Scientific Council of SIOP (http://siop-online.org/ ), Former Chair of the group cerebral tumors of SIOPE (https:// www.siope.eu/european-research-and-standards/clinical-research-council/siopecrc/european-clinical-study-groups/siope-brain-tumour-group/ ) and its Working Group on medulloblastoma/embryonic tumors.