Guillaume Jouret
Doctor of Medecine and Clinical Geneticist in Luxembourg
Professional Summary
Dr Guillaume Jouret is a medical doctor specialised in medical genetics. He is currently Head of the Clinical Genetics Service a. i. at the National Center of Genetics, Laboratoire National de Santé (LNS), Luxembourg.
On the clinical front, he provides consultations for patients suffering from genetic diseases and hereditary predisposition syndromes. His medical work is combined with his involvement in European collaborative translational research projects, and the organisation, as principal investigator, of international clinical research studies that have contributed to the discovery and characterisation of several new syndromes. He is also involved in teaching medical genetics at the University of Luxembourg.
Dr Jouret is passionate about applying his medical and scientific knowledge to provide comprehensive, well informed and accurate information on genetic questions. He is committed to providing leading edge integration of genetic knowledge into medical practice and clinical research.
Education and career
Dr Jouret followed a dual academic programme, combining medicine and science, in several French universities: on the Mediterranean coast, on the campus of La Timone in Marseille, he completed the first years of his medical training. In the PCEM1 competitive medical school exam, he ranked 34th out of a total of 2,974 medical students, demonstrating his commitment to academic studies.
After obtaining his doctorate in medicine and his specialisation, he embarked on a medical journey in his field, clinical genetics, focusing his practice on two complementary fronts: consultations dedicated to patients suffering from genetic diseases or hereditary predisposition syndromes, and their scientific dimension: clinical and translational research, essential to make diagnoses of ultra-rare diseases a reality. This medical and scientific journey took him all the way to Luxembourg, where he now lives and works.
Research
His medical practice is integrated with his participation in European collaborative translational research initiatives, and he conducts international clinical research as a principal investigator. These clinical studies have led to the identification and description of several novel genetic disorders. He also contributes to the teaching of medical genetics at the University of Luxembourg.
Detailed information on his research work is available on this website:
https://genomes-evolution-societe.fr/2018/09/qui-suis-je.html