Malecaze François

Professor of Ophthalmology, Purpan Hospital, Toulouse, France

University degrees and positions
1971-1977 : Medical studies. Toulouse University
1977-1983 : Internship (Residency) in Toulouse Hospital
1983 : Doctorate in Medecine (M.D.)
1983-1987 : University assistant
1987-1992 : Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
1992 : Doctorate in Sciences (Ph.D.)
1992 : Professor of Ophthalmology 2éme classe
2002 : Professor of Ophthalmology 1ére classe

Other professional services

• Director of équipe de recherche « physiopathologie des tuniques oculaires » with in "INSERM U 563" since 2002, renewed in 2006
• Director of centre de chirurgie expérimentale CHU Toulouse since 2000
• CoDirector of centre national de référence maladie rare « kératocône »
• Member of commission 8 de l’INSERM since 2002
• Member of Conseil Scientifique de l’Association Retina France since 1995
• Member of Conseil Scientifique de la Bourse Berthe Fouassier (Fondation de France) since 2002
• Member of Conseil Scientifique de la Fondation de l’Avenir since 2005
• Member of Comité de Pilotage du PNR Vision (INSERM) since 2005
• Member of jury de la bourse de la recherche de la Société Française d’Ophtalmologie since 2001
• Member of Research Board de l’ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery) since 2004

• Cornea : keratoconus, cornea surgery, refractive surgery
• Lens : Cataract surgery, intra-ocular lens
• Biology of the anterior segment of the eye and myopia
• Molecular biology, genetics and gene therapy in ophthalmology

• Prix national de la Fondation Jean Dalloz (December 2005)
• Research price of ESCRS September 2006

• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
• Association for Research in Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

• Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie
• Visions Internationales
• Réalités Ophtalmologiques
• Réflexions Ophtalmologiques

Reviewer for:

• Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
• Ophthalmology