Christine Tardieu | |
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Born | 28 April 1949
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Occupation |
Researcher,
zoologist
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Website |
http://christine-tardieu.fr
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Christine Tardieu, born on 28 April 1949, in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French researcher, paleontologist, and evolutionary biologist. She specializes in functional morphology and biomechanics, with a particular focus on the origin and progression of human bipedalism.
Tardieu was born in Boulogne-Billancourt on 28 April 1949. [1] In 1987, she presented her thesis titled "Development of a new computerized method for three-dimensional analysis of bipedal walking for the study of the displacements of the body's centers of gravity: application to humans and non-human primates". [2] She specializes in functional morphology and biomechanics, with a particular focus on the origin and progression of human bipedalism. [1] The psychosocial aspects of this evolution are significant in her research. [3] Tardieu participated in research on Lucy with the French contingent studying it. [4] Additionally, her research related to the fossils from the African Great Lakes and Ethiopia has allowed her to push back the date of hominid presence in this subregion. [5] She collaborated with Brigitte Senut on these research projects. [4] [5]
In 1989, she received the Philip Morris Scientific Prize and the Bonnet Prize from the French Academy of Sciences. [1] During this time, the researcher joined the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and became a research director within the institution, while also starting to work for the National Museum of Natural History, within the comparative anatomy laboratory. [1]
She appears in French media to share and explain her field of study. [6] [7]
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