Obituary: Odile Bain (28/04/1939–16/10/2012)

Coralie Martin

doi:10.1051/parasite/2013022

Abstract

Obituary: Odile Bain (28/04/1939–16/10/2012)

Highlights

Odile rose through the ranks of the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), built an extraordinary career in Parasitology and was awarded the title of Director of Research (DR) of Exceptional Class
In 1988, when presenting her scientific work to qualify for a rating as DR2 CNRS, Odile wrote the following: ‘‘My career is simple: it is carried out entirely at the Natural History Museum under the direction of Prof
Parasitologist, morphologist, passionate about biology and microscopy, she – despite her modesty – proceeded to become the world authority in her chosen field. She expanded the scope of her studies, but while her research interests were numerous and varied, the systematics and biology of filarial worms as well as the phyletic relationships between their different lineages and with other groups of nematodes remained at the basis of her activities

Summary

Introduction

Chabaud supervised several teams of research on parasitic Nematodes, Trematodes, Cestodes and Protozoa. Odile rose through the ranks of the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), built an extraordinary career in Parasitology and was awarded the title of Director of Research (DR) of Exceptional Class. In 1988, when presenting her scientific work to qualify for a rating as DR2 CNRS, Odile wrote the following: ‘‘My career is simple: it is carried out entirely at the Natural History Museum under the direction of Prof.

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