François ESTOUR

University professor

Chemistry bio-organic team

BIOGRAPHY 

Full Professor (Cl. 2) at the Université de Rouen Normandie (URN), France. François Estour received his PhD in organic chemistry at the Université de Clermont-Auvergne in 1998 under the supervision of Dr. O. Chavignon. After a postdoctoral research position at the Institut de recherché Biomédicale des Armées with Dr. P. Masson (1998-1999), he has obtained a permanent position as lecturer in 2000 at the Université de Rouen. He is full professor since 2017. His current research fields in the bio-organic team include the development of cyclodextrin derivatives as enzyme mimics and contrast agents for MRI.

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

  • Cyclodextrins
  • Enzyme mimics
  • Scavengers for nerve agents decontamination
  • Imaging contrast agents
  • Bio-inspired structures

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

36 publications, 3 Text-Books, 3 patents, 3 invited lectures,