
1975-1979 : Bachelor's degree (Diplôme): Biology, University of Geneva.
1984-1988 : Ph.D.: Department of Animal Biology, University of Geneva.
Advisor: Dr Michael O'Shea
Subject: Neuropeptide biosynthesis
1988-1991 : Post-doctoral fellow: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, MRC, Cambridge, England.
Advisor: Dr John J. White
Subject: Nervous system development in C. elegans
1991 : Professor at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, McGill University
2004 : Strathcona Professor of Zoology (Endowed Chair)
2007: Robert Archibald & Catherine Louise Campbell Chair in Developmental Biology (Endowed Chair)