Olivier Gascuel

French researcher
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Olivier Gascuel

Summary

Olivier Gascuel is a human[1]. He was born on 1956[2]. He worked as a bioinformatician[3] and researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Olivier Gascuel was born on 1956[2].
  • Olivier Gascuel held citizenship in France[6].
  • Olivier Gascuel worked as a bioinformatician[3].
  • Olivier Gascuel worked as a researcher[4].
  • Olivier Gascuel's field of work was bioinformatics[7].
  • Olivier Gascuel's field of work was phylogenetics[8].
  • Olivier Gascuel held the position of Director of Research at CNRS[9].
  • Among Olivier Gascuel's employers was National Center for Scientific Research[10].
  • Olivier Gascuel was employed by LIRMM[11].
  • Among Olivier Gascuel's employers was Montpellier 2 University[12].
  • Olivier Gascuel's education included a stint at École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay[13].
  • Olivier Gascuel's doctoral advisor was Jean-Louis Laurière[14].
  • Olivier Gascuel received the CNRS silver medal[15].
  • Olivier Gascuel received the Q102294596[16].
  • Olivier Gascuel was a member of French Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Olivier Gascuel is recorded as male[18].
  • Olivier Gascuel's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Olivier Gascuel supervised Vincent Berry as a doctoral student[20].
  • Olivier Gascuel supervised Laurent Bréhélin as a doctoral student[21].
  • Olivier Gascuel supervised Sèverine Bérard as a doctoral student[22].
  • Olivier Gascuel supervised Nicolas Terrapon as a doctoral student[23].
  • Olivier Gascuel supervised Celine Scornavacca as a doctoral student[24].
  • Olivier Gascuel's family name is recorded as Gascuel[25].
  • Olivier Gascuel's given name is recorded as Olivier[26].
  • Olivier Gascuel's official website is recorded as https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/olivier-gascuel/[27].

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Origins and Family

Olivier Gascuel was born on 1956[2].

Education

Olivier Gascuel's education included a stint at École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay[13]. His doctoral advisor was Jean-Louis Laurière[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bioinformatician[3] and researcher[4]. Fields of work include bioinformatics[7], a branch of biology[28] and phylogenetics[8], a branch of science[29]. Employers include National Center for Scientific Research[10], a French public establishment of a scientific and technological character[30], in France[31], founded in 1939[32], headquartered in Paris[33]; LIRMM[11], a research institute[34], in France[35], founded in 1995[36], headquartered in Montpellier[37]; and Montpellier 2 University[12], a university in France[38], in France[39], founded in 1969[40]. Olivier Gascuel held the position of Director of Research at CNRS[9]. Doctoral students include Vincent Berry[20]; Laurent Bréhélin[21], a researcher[41], b. 1972[42]; Sèverine Bérard[22]; Nicolas Terrapon[23], a researcher[43], b. 1982[44]; and Celine Scornavacca[24], a researcher[45], of Italy[46], specialised in phylogenetics[47].

Recognition

Awards received include CNRS silver medal[15], a science award[48], in France[49], founded in 1954[50] and Q102294596[16].

Why It Matters

Olivier Gascuel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Olivier Gascuel do for work?

Olivier Gascuel worked as bioinformatician[3] and researcher[4].

Where did Olivier Gascuel go to school?

Olivier Gascuel was educated at École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay[13].

What awards did Olivier Gascuel receive?

Honors received include CNRS silver medal[15] and Q102294596[16].

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  12. [12] . FCT. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org. comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . academie-sciences.fr. Retrieved . academie-sciences.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  21. [17] . academie-sciences.fr. academie-sciences.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [2] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . French Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Maxime2024 · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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