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Caused by viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, or alcoholism, liver cancer is one of the deadliest in the world, responsible for nearly 1 million deaths each year. In order to combat this disease, it is essential to fully understand the cellular pathways involved. This is what Thomas Baumert – doctor, researcher and entrepreneur – has […]

In France, 3 out of every 4 people over 20 years of age suffer from vision disorders. While these can often benefit from optical corrections, some retinal diseases, which are rarer, remain unelucidated. Accredited in 2004, the Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC) and the Quinze-Vingts* Reference Center for Rare Diseases (CMR) have become a reference for the […]

The heart is the first organ to form in the embryo. But how its cells specialize and how its tissue is organized is not fully understood. Passionate about genetics, Fabienne Lescroart came to quickly devote her research to this fundamental stage of development. Her goal? Understand congenital heart malformations and develop regenerative medicine. The heart, […]

The aggressiveness of a tumor brings into play various biomechanical forces of its own cells and those of its close environment. These are phenomena that Jacky Goetz, head of the Tumor Biomechanics team in Strasbourg, observes and then deciphers. His research has earned him two awards and a certification. One reason why cancers are so […]

Are you familiar with proteomics, the science that focuses on the proteome, the entire set of proteins in the human body? In Rennes, the Protim platform team is actively working to advance knowledge in this field. « Twenty years ago, when the major human genome sequencing program was announced, we thought that once it was completed, we […]

Marc Bardou wants to significantly improve access to cervical cancer screening for the most vulnerable women. To do this, he has set up Cbig-Screen, an ambitious public health research project federating a number of European teams. This project has received support from the European Union, along with major funding from the Health, Demographic Change and […]

An expert in rare neurodegenerative diseases, Pascale Bomont has obtained European funding enabling her to boost her research. Research that aims to elucidate the role of the cytoskeleton in a healthy or diseased nervous system. This could lead to the development of treatments for a wide range of diseases related to disorders of this internal […]

Pierre Galichon is a nephrologist at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. Thanks to the ATIP-Avenir program, he has created his own kidney disease research team within an Inserm unit at Tenon Hospital, also in Paris. His goal? Learn to control the natural repair mechanisms of the kidneys in order to improve their protection in the event […]

Brain development is a lengthy process that requires multiple interactions between the neurons and the immune cells, which starts from pregnancy and continues well after birth: a dialog that Sonia Garel has been successfully decoding for over 15 years. Good brain function at birth and throughout life depends on the quality of its development starting from […]

An internationally renowned expert in infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci plays a key role in informing the general public on COVID-19, and in terms of strategies and advice on how to best contain the pandemic. It is in recognition of this role that Inserm has awarded him its International Prize. Anthony Fauci was already a « celebrity » […]