Jean-Marc Sabatier is a research director at the CNRS. He holds a doctorate and an HDR degree in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, and Microbiology. He has led several research teams, as well as an academic-industrial laboratory. Dr. Sabatier has been an administrator or consultant for several companies. He has contributed to 36 books or Special Issues on toxinology and virology, approximately 270 articles, 180 communications, and 55 patents in biology and chemistry. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Venoms, Toxins, and Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets. Sabatier is a member of 73 journal editorial boards (e.g., he is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Advanced Research, an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Pharmacology, and the Topic Editor-in-Chief of Antibiotics, Molecules, Peptides). He acts as an expert at certain international institutions and is a member of a dozen scientific societies. He won the "Citizen of the Year" award for his work on antivirals.