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Bonnie Bassler is a citizen of the United States of America. She holds a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from the University of California (Davis) and a Ph. Doctorate in biochemistry from Johns Hopkins University.

She has been an independent Director of Sanofi since November 18, 2014.

Professor Bassler, is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, the Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology, and the Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. She has more than 20 years of experience in molecular biology and leads one of the finest and most prestigious academic biology departments in the world.

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011, Professor Bassler serves as a member of the United States National Science Board which oversees the National Science Foundation. Professor Bassler serves on oversight, grant, fellowship and award panels for organizations including the National Academies of Sciences, United States National Institutes of Health, United States National Science Foundation, American Society for Microbiology, Keck Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Trust, Jane Coffin Childs Fund, PEW Charitable Trust, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the MIT Whitehead Institute.

Bonnie Bassler was named 2012 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Laureate for North America.