Mireille Claustres, M.D, Ph.D., Professor is Head of the Molecular Genetics Department at the University Hospital of Montpellier, south of France. She studied at the University of Montpellier: Faculty of arts (graduated in Psychology); Faculty of Medicine (M.D. and Full Professor); Faculty of Sciences (Ph.D.). She is responsible for Clinical Diagnostic Service (including prenatal and preimplantation genetic diagnosis), Teaching Molecular Genetics (Masters) and Research (she is the Director of a Inserm unit entitled "Laboratory for Rare Disorders: Molecular Genetics, Functional studies and Locus specific databases"). Her research interests include the genetic basis of single gene disorders and the study of genotype/phenotype relationships, including Cystic Fibrosis or Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. She has over 203 peer reviewed publications. She has also a major involvement in Scientific Councils of several National Patients Associations Scientific Committees and The National Council of French Medical University.