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On the strength of its national initiatives, Inserm has recently launched an international collaboration program to reinforce knowledge in the field of aging... The objective being twofold: to understand how our cells age and to provide new avenues for staying healthy for longer. Is aging a partially programmed process or the result of chaotic events […]

Even before birth, touch is the preferred sense for babies to discover their environment. From the fourth week of pregnancy, certain touch receptors are already emerging: it is the first sensory capacity to appear in the fetus, and the foundation on which the child will develop its relationship with the world through the senses. Touch […]

Twenty-five years ago, Pierre-Louis Tharaux, back then a nephrologist, vowed to help bring kidney failure out of its therapeutic dead-end. Now a researcher, he is on the way to success with an innovative approach and a first treatment being trialed in patients: progress rewarded by the Research Prize. Discover all the 2021 Inserm Prize winners […]

Francine Behar-Cohen is an ophthalmic surgeon, researcher… and creator of start-ups. What she wants is for her discoveries to leave her laboratory and provide relief to patients as quickly as possible. Her research and the value created from it have earned her the Innovation Prize. Discover all the 2021 Inserm Prize winners Start-ups to treat […]

Together with the Collective Expert Review structure that he leads, Laurent Fleury is at the interface between science and society taking stock of scientific knowledge on a health subject at a given moment in time. The objective is twofold: aid political decision-making and inform citizens. The expert reviews and the value created from them are […]

Through her research into psychiatric illnesses, Marion Leboyer has made a significant contribution to improving treatment for patients with the goal of personalized medicine for all. The Grand Prize rewards the innovative nature of her work, particularly in bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, and autism spectrum disorders. Discover all the 2021 Inserm Prize winners A life dedicated […]

Ana Zarubica plays a coordinating role at the Center for Immunophenomics. Her objective: ensure the optimal organization of a unit that offers scientists around the world mouse models for use in researching immune system function and dysfunction. An investment recognized through the Research Support Prize. Discover all the 2021 Inserm Prize winners Supporting research into […]

From his beginnings in molecular biology to the neuroscience research conducted by his unit, Denis Vivien’s career has been remarkable. Curious and determined, he has never ceased to set up research projects and structures at the cutting edge of innovation and he has been entrusted with numerous academic responsibilities. Today, his fundamental discoveries on the […]

How can we improve vaccine approaches to respiratory infections? Mauro Gaya is focusing on the role of the memory B cells. Thanks to the ATIP-Avenir program, he has revealed hitherto overlooked properties of some of these immunity effectors. Originally from Argentina, Mauro Gaya spent his academic career at several US and UK research centers before […]

The lymphatic system, which ensures waste disposal and the immune surveillance of many tissues, is less well-known than its counterpart, the blood system. Barbara Garmy-Susini, from the Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases in Toulouse, has been working to remedy this injustice for the past 15 years. How does the lymphatic system work? How should it […]