CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Data:
Name and surname:
Jacky Cosson, Ph.D., Dr.h.c.
Date and country of birth:
1944/11/16 France
Marital status:
Married
Address: USB FFPW, Czech Republic
Street:
Zatisi 728/II
Post Code:
389 25
Town:
Vodňany
Telephone (landline):
+420 387 77 4614
E-mail:
cosson@frov.jcu.cz
Web:
www.frov.jcu.cz
Science and research results
1) Publications on Web of Science (WoS) - 114
2) Sum of times cited without self-citations from WoS – 2264
3) Average citations per item from WoS – 24.18
4) h index from WoS - 32
5) The best cited paper – 117 citations:
Billard, R., Cosson, J., Perchec, G., Linhart, O. 1995. Biology of sperm and artificial
reproduction in carp. Aquaculture 129: 95-112.
6) The best cited paper where Cosson is the first author – 66 citations:
Cosson, J., Billard, R., Cibert, C., Dreanno, C., Suquet, M., 1999. Ionic factors regulating the
motility of fish sperm. In: Cagnon, C. (Ed.), Male Gamete: From Basic Science to
Clinical Applications, 8th International Symposium on Spermatology, Montreal,
Canada, pp. 161-186.
7) The highest IF of the published paper: IF 2005: 6.543
Branche, C., Kohl, L., Toutirais, G., Buisson, J., Cosson, J., Bastin, P., 2006. Conserved and
specific functions of axoneme components in trypanosome motility. J. Cell Sci. 119:
3443-3455.
8) Published 7 chapters in book.
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Current Scientific Research Program:
The motility, the biogenesis, the regulation of cilia and flagella, that I am studying at the
molecular and cellular level and which are present in cell types as diverse as sea urchin or oyster
sperm, fish spermatozoa, unicells or even ciliated cells of embryos, human lung cells, etc.
Education:
Doctor Honoris causa (Dr.h.c., 2009) - University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice,
Czech Republic.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD., 1977) - Centre de Génétique Moléculaire- CNRS - Gif sur Yvette,
France.
Master of Science – (MSc.; 1968) - Maitrise of Biochemistry in 1964-68, DEA of Biophysics
in 1969 - Faculty of Sciences of PARIS-ORSAY, France.
Work experience in the Czech Republic (total 2 years):
2011 – present: Scientist of CENAKVA CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0024, University of South Bohemia
in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, Czech Republic.
Work experience abroad within France territory (total 2 years and 3 months abroad):
2009 – 2010 (1 year): Professor, Papeete, French Polynesia, University of Polynesia.
1995 – present: Research Director, UMR 7009 du CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France.
1991 (3 months): Research stay in Sugashima Marine Station, University of Nagoya, Japan.
1979 – 1995: Researcher, UMR 7009 du CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France.
1978 (1 year): Post-doctorate studies, Columbia Ubiversity, New York, USA.
1977 (1 year): Post-doctorate studies, University of Hawaii, Hawai, USA.
Experience with the research projects in the Czech Republic within the last ten years
2012 – present (2015): responsible leader “Characterization of swimming fish sperm flagella:
biophysical quantification”, P502//12/1973. Supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech
Republic.
2012 – present (2015), mentor, “The creation of postdoc positions at the University of South
Bohemia and the support of intersectional mobility by expert stays at the foreign leading
R&D institutions”, CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0006. Supported by the Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sports (MEYS).
2011 – present (2014): researcher, “Strenthening of excellence scientific teams in FFPW USB”,
CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0024. Supported by the MEYS.
2010 – present: researcher, “South Bohemian research center of aquaculture and biodiversity of
hydrocenoses“ (CENAKVA), CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0024. Supported by the MEYS.
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Experience with the research projects supported by European Comimission and USA
2011 – present (2015): co-leader as Czech Republic partner (FFPW USB), “Aquaculture
infrastructures for excellence in Europeann fish research”, AQUAEXCEL. Seventh
Framework Programme EU, coordinated by dr. Marc Vandeputte, INRA, France.
2005 - 2009: cooperation on studie on tuna sperm motility, Reprodot EEC program, Sixth
Framework Programme E, Spain.
1996 - 1999 and 2002 – 2005: co-leader, “Study the biology of spermatozoa of sturgeon and
paddle-fish”, Aquaculture Center, Kentuty University. Supported by US Ministry of
Agriculture, coordinated by dr. S. Mims, USA.
1994 – 1997: permanent member of the network “Genetic and Reproduction Studies of
European Silurid Fishes focused on research of European catfish” CEC grant No CIPA CT 93 - 0274, Fourth Framework Programme EU, coordinated by prof. Costas
Trintaphyllidis, Greece.
1995 – 1996: research “Studies on spermatozoa and reproduction of Salps, marine jelly-fish”.
Exchange program CNRS-Temple University, USA.
Experience with the research projects in France
1996 – 1997: research “Modelisation of motility of sperm flagella”, M. Holwill, King’s CollegeLondon and H. Delacroix CNRS, Gif sur Yvette, France.
1995 - 1996: research “Triggering of motility of Silurids spermatozoa”, Collaboration with
INRA, Rennes and CEMAGREF Montpellier, France.
1994 – 1999: research “Motility of marine fish spermatozoa", Laboratory of Ichtyology, Pr R.
Billard Museum of Natural History, Paris and Direction of Living Resources, Brest,
France.
1994 - 1999: research “Studies on the triggering of motility in oysters spermatozoa”, leader of
Research Program supported by IFREMER, France.
1991: Recipient fellowship of a research program supported by the JSPS “Motility of marine
dinoflagellates”, Marine Station Sugashima, University of Nagoya, Japan,
1989 – 1991: Leader of a the Research Program “Activation of carp spermatozoa Artificial
reproduction of Silurus glanis”, supported by the Ministry of Research & Technology
(ITAVI), France.
1989 - 1993 and 1993 - 1999: Successive Research Programs “Elaboration of monoclonal antibodies against axonemal proteins” supported by France-Québec exchange program
MRC-CNRS Ministry of Foreign Affairs Grant.
Experience with other international research projects
2006: collaboration on sturgeon gametes and reproduction, Laboratory of Yangtse River,
Fisheries Institute, JingZhou, China.
1991 – 1992: research program on “Maturation and triggering of motility in spermatozoa of
Arenicola worms”. Grant and collaboration with Gatti Marine Station St Andrew,
Scotland.
1989 (1 year): research and fellowship (recipient, Dr Koichi Kato) :“Studies on marine
dinoflagellates”, University of Nagoya, Japan.
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1987 – 1988 (2 years): research programs on “Role of proteases in the axonemal machinery”,
University of Mc Gill, Montréal, Canada.
1987 (1 year): research program on “Regulatory sequences of DNA upstream of histones
genes”, University of Zurich.
Teaching in the Czech Republic
2009 – present: Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in
České Budějovice.
Supervisor of BCs. thesis
1990 – 2009: 8 students, University of Paris 6, PM Curie, France.
Supervisor of MSc. thesis
2009 – 2010: 4 students, University of French Polynesia, Papeete, France.
1990 – 2010: 5 students from several European Universities in the frame of the Erasmus
program, and 6 students from Technology Institute, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Supervisor of PhD. thesis
2010 – present days: 4 students, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of
Fisheries and Protection of Waters, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
1990 – 2008: 8 students, University of Saragossa, Spain, University of Paris 6, University of
Rennes and University of Brest, France and Museum of Natural History, Paris, France.
Supervisor of Post Doctorates
1997 – 1998: 1 post-doc student, University of Paris 6, PM Curie, France.
1994 – 1995: 1 post-doc student, Gatty Marine Laboratory, University of St Andrews, St
Andrews, Scotland.
Courses, training, seminars
2011 (3 weeks): Invited teacher at the international workshop "Manipulation of Fish Gametes"
held in the Catholic University of Temuco, Chile.
2003, 2006 & 2012 (3 times 2 weeks) – Invited teacher at the "Summer school on gametes and
development of Marine Animals" in Misaki Marine Station, Tokyo Japan.
1993 - 2008 (2 weeks each year): Teacher in practical course "Introduction to Marine Animals
Reproduction" in the frame of the Reproduction Biology MSc studies of the Paris 6 PM Curie University, Paris France.
Lectures on significant symposia within the last 5 years:
2012: Jacky Cosson. Activation control of fish sperm flagella motility World Aquaculture
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Society Conference AQUA 2012, Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech
Republic.
2012: Jacky Cosson. How to make best use of your flagellum if you are a fish sperm.
International conférence on "Domestication in Finfish Aquaculture", Olztyn,
Poland.
2011: Jacky Cosson. Sperm chemotaxis in jelly fish: siphonophores and salps “First
International caesar Conference” on "Sperm Signaling and Motility", Bonn /
Germany.
2011: Jacky Cosson and V. Bondarenko. Grading fish sperm quality for evaluation of its potent
swimming performances: towards new approaches. Third International Workshop
on the Biology of Fish Gametes, Budapest, Csalogány u. 28., Hungary.
2010: Jacky Cosson. Fish spermatozoan motility, physical and bio-energetic interactions with
their surrounding media Eleventh International Symposium on Spermatology,
Okinawa, Japan.
2010: Jacky Cosson. Black Pearl Oyster culture in French Polynesia Satellite International
Symposium on Reproductive Biology of Aquatic Organisms, University of the
Ryukyus, Motobu-cho, Okinawa, Japan.
2009: Jacky Cosson. Sperm motility in marine fish: an overview on the state of the art. Eleventh
Pacific Science Inter-Congress Tahiti, French Polynesia.
2009: Jacky Cosson. Marine fish spermatozoa: racing ephemeral swimmers Eleventh Pacific
Science Inter-Congress Tahiti, French Polynesia.
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