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Reflections on professor Sir Christopher M. Dobson (1949–2019)

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I have been invited to summarize my career with an emphasis on the time I spent in the laboratory of Prof Christopher M. Dobson, who sadly passed away on September 8th 2019, and to describe his role as a mentor. I accepted this slightly unusual request as it constitutes a unique way for me to express my deep gratitude and admiration for Chris.

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Acknowledgements

I warmly thank Dr. Damien Hall, who gave me the opportunity to express my gratitude to Chris and to Prof. André Matagne thanks to whom I had the chance to meet and work with Chris. I acknowledge all my colleagues from the CIP and all the external collaborators I had the chance to work with over the years.

Funding

Finally, I acknowledge the financial supports of my present research projects: EuroNanomed II project, ‘DiaSyn: Development of a new in vivo radiotracer for alpha-synuclein’; WALInnov project ‘Nanomedecine for the treatment of cystic fibrosis’ from the Walloon region (DGO6); Partenariat Hubert Currien – TOURNESOL project ‘Nanobodies to study alpha-synuclein PTMs’ from Wallonie-Bruxelles International, and supports from FRS-FNRS (CDR J.0115.18 ‘Nanobodies to study alpha-synuclein PTMs’ and PDR T.0238.19 ‘Long acting Naomedicines for Inhalation).

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Dumoulin, M. Reflections on professor Sir Christopher M. Dobson (1949–2019). Biophys Rev 12, 13–18 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-020-00612-9

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