Head of the Canine Genetics Group
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
University of Rennes, France

Catherine André, PhD is the Head of the Canine Genetics Group in the CNRS Unit at the School of Medicine, Rennes, France, where she has also served as a Staff Scientist. Dr. André earned her PhD in Molecular Oncology at the University of Paris. She has contributed extensively to the field of canine genomics as well as elucidated the molecular basis of many canine diseases, including histiocytic sarcoma in Bernese Mountain Dogs, X-linked PRA in Border Collies and epilepsy. Catherine is Lead Scientist for the Melanoma Project of the LUPA Initiative funded by the EC to study the genetic basis of dog diseases of relevance to human health.