Pierre Douzou (August 25, 1926 – June 9, 2000) was a French biochemist and a pioneer in cryobiology who led parallel scientific careers in both civic and military institutions.
[10] During this period, Douzou was also a biologist since 1959 and an associate researcher (maître de recherche) at the French Armed Forces Health Service in 1965.
[1][7] In 1974, Douzou joined INSERM and established the research unit 128, cryobiology applied to the study of metabolism (Cryobiologie appliquée à l'étude de métabolismes), from 1974 to 1980, which was based in Montpellier.
In 1977, he was also director of the Institut de biologie physico-chimique in Paris and was appointed a professor at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle to succeed Charles Sadron, a position he held until his retirement in 1995.
His monograph on cryobiochemistry, published in 1977, summarizes the efforts made in along with colleagues such as Claude Balny and Gaston Hui Bon Hoa.