Cardon (surname)

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Cardon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Antoine-Alexandre-Joseph Cardon (1739–1822), also known as Cardon the elder to distinguish him from his son Anthony Cardon, was a Belgian painter, portraitist and engraver.

Lon Ray Cardon is an American statistical geneticist who is Chief Scientific Officer at BioMarin Pharmaceutical. Before joining BioMarin in 2017, he had conducted research on the genetic basis of human diseases for over twenty-five years. He had previously served as a full professor at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and at the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the United States. He subsequently entered the pharmaceutical industry as a senior vice president at GlaxoSmithKline. In this industry, he has attempted to translate the results of genetic research regarding the causes of human diseases into improved medical treatments. He was elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2005. He is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a former Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow.

Maréchal-des-logis Pierre Marie Joseph Cardon was a World War I balloon buster credited with five aerial victories over enemy observation balloons.

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