Didier Boichard honored by the Académie des Sciences for his work on bovine genetics

Didier Boichard honored by the Académie des Sciences for his work on bovine genetics

On Tuesday November 26, the Académie des Sciences celebrated scientific excellence at its second awards ceremony, held at the Palais de l'Institut de France. This celebration highlights remarkable scientific advances that enrich the landscape of contemporary science. Didier Boichard received the Dujarric de la Rivière prize for his work on bovine genetics.

© Académie des sciences – Mathieu Baumer
© © Académie des sciences – Mathieu Baumer

Didier Boichard, INRAE Research Director in the Bovine Genetics and Genomics team of the Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology Laboratory (GABI - Univ. Paris-Saclay/INRAE/ AgroParisTech), has been awarded the Dujarric de la Rivière prize for his work on bovine genetics, focusing on genome analysis, genetic determinism of traits and population management. He is at the origin of genomic selection in cattle. From 2002 to 2009, he headed INRAE's Animal Genetics Department.

The Prix Dujarric de la Rivière is a biennial award created in 1970 for biology applied to rural economics or veterinary art.

It is awarded by the French Academy of Sciences in recognition of an outstanding career in research and innovation in bovine genetics.