Category Archives: Hotstuff

On April 11th 2023, we received the visit of Thierry Lhermitte, as a patron of the FRM. He came to see the progresses of the thesis of Ilyass Zouhry (Team 1). You can discover the subject of Ilyass’ thesis as a cartoon here: https://www.frm.org/nos-publications/bande-dessinees/bd-greffe-cardiaque

  Read the very nice portrait published by The Lancet Neurology journal. Read the paper

Alain Fischer, Professeur émérite au Collège de France, et désormais  Président de l’Académie des sciences dresse un bilan de la recherche médicale et fait des propositions. Vous êtes invités à prendre connaissance de ce document. A télécharger ici

Very happy to announce that Tridek One closes a new financing round with an international VC syndicate to develop first in class immune checkpoint agonists. AdBio was co-founder and the first investor on board, quickly joined by Advent Life Sciences. Read the Press Release

Giuseppina Caligiuri, head of Team 1, was awarded the 2021 Jean-Paul Binet prize (Link). The award ceremony was held on November 24, 2021 and was accompanied by a digital event, broadcast live on November 24, 2021, around 4 successive round tables on the following themes: • The journey of a researcher - from young researcher to research manager • From... Read more »

Acticor Biotech winner of the Prix Galien Medstartup in the category “BEST COLLABORATION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL OR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INDUSTRY”,organized by the prestigious Galien Foundation and by Business France. Read the press release Acticor Biotech announces FDA acceptance of its IND Application for Glenzocimab in Acute Ischemic Stroke Read the press release

If you don’t know the YouTube channel of Dr IZA, this is the perfect occasion to discover it: a new great  video has just been published by Ilyass Zouhry (alias Dr IZA):   Ilyass is a young and talented pathologist . He is currently a PhD fellow in our research unit (Team 1). You can also follow him on his… Read more »

The winner of this prize is chosen by the donors of the Fondation de l’Avenir from among six high-quality projects. The team of Professor Mikael MAZIGHI (Team 6), neurologist, Adolphe de Rothschild Foundation Hospital in Paris, was chosen for its work on how to advance the treatment of stroke. This Trophy was presented by Serge BRICHET, President Mutualité function publique… Read more »

Prof. Marianne Abi Fadel, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at USJ and member of the UMRS1148 Team 2, received the Christophe Mérieux 2021 Prize from the Fondation Christophe et Rodolphe Mérieux- Institut de France. This prize, which will be awarded on June 2, 2021 to the Institut de France, will be mainly dedicated to research projects and humanitarian projects… Read more »

L’OPECST a mis en ligne ce jour un rapport sur l’intégrité scientifique de 134 pages. Ci-jointe, la synthèse de 4 pages avec les 10 recommandations: 2021_Synthèse Intégrité scientifique_FR

We are proud to announce that Anne Pellé (Team 3) has been promoted and appointed in the “ordre national de la légion d’honneur au grade de chevalier”. Congratulation to her!!  

– Approval of phase 2 GARDEN study in France and Brazil – GARDEN will enroll 60 patients hospitalized for COVID19 – First Patient included at University Hospital of Strasbourg Acticor Biotech is a clinical stage biotechnology spin-off of INSERM (built upon the expertise and the results of research conducted by the founders: Dr. Martine Jandrot-Perrus from U1148 Team 6 and Pr…. Read more »

Xavier Norel, Philippe Gabriel Steg, and Alec Vahanian from the LVTS are ranked in the 2020 "Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers" awarded scientists. Congratulation to the 3 of them!!   Xavier NOREL Philippe Gabriel STEG Alex VAHANIAN

Each year,the Fondation Bettencourt awards prizes for Postdoc training to young investigators. Among the 14 laureates of the 2020 edition, Karen Aymonnier (ex-Team 6 PhD student) received one of the prizes for a project that will be conducted in the Denisa Wagner lab. She will continue to work on the interaction of neutrophils and platelets during thrombosis.  

Our research unit is spotlighted in the last issue of the European Heart Journal. Read the full paper: pdf

As part of its policy of supporting medical research, the City of Paris annually awards two Grand Prizes to eminent personalities from the Parisian scientific community. Meeting on January 28, 2020, the jury for the Grands Prix de Médecine chose its winners: Philippe-Gabriel Steg (Team 5) and Nicolas Manel. The Grand Prix of Medicine and Medical Research of the City… Read more »

In issue 44 of the INSERM journal, an article is devoted to the Tridek-one startup whose 2 scientific co-founders are Giuseppina CALIGIURI and Antonino NICOLETTI who lead Team 1. Read the Article.

Giuseppina Caligiuri (Team 1) and Danilo Norata (University of Milan) present the content of a Cardiovascular Research spotlight issue focusing on immunometabolism. Link to issue. Aim of this Spotlight Issue is to present an overview of how changes in metabolic pathways of immune cells impact their function in the context of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Moreover, classical risk factors affect… Read more »

The ISTH honored Martine Jandrot-Perrus (Team 6) amongst four other members with the Esteemed Career Award at the ISTH 2019 Congress Opening Ceremony. These awards are presented annually to individuals whose career contributions have significantly advanced the scientific community’s understanding of diseases and disorders that affect hemostasis. Their accomplishments are internationally regarded as exemplary models of research and mentoring excellence…. Read more »

In the context of the FRM grant obtained by Fredéric Chaubet following the tender “Pionnier de la Recherche, Chimie pour la Médecine", Thierry Lhermitte, supporter of the FRM, and several foundation's members visited the laboratory. The project focuses on the treatment of intracranial aneuryms with novel bioactive devices and involves, in addition to the LVTS, two research teams from the... Read more »

Tridek One, Paris, June 4, 2019 ‐ Tridek One, a biotech company specialized in the development of products for the treatment of immune disorders, is pleased to announce a first round of funding of 3 million euros with leading investors Advent France Biotechnology and Advent Life Sciences. Tridek One was founded in 2018 by Dr. Giuseppina Caligiuri and Professor Antonino Nicoletti, researchers in... Read more »

Thursday, April 25th 2019: Prof. Catherine Boileau, co-leader of Team 2 and Head of Genetics Department of Bichat Hospital was awarded the grand prize of scientific recognition by the Queen of Belgium. Professor Boileau and her team have made significant and multiple contributions  in understanding the mechanisms responsible for the appearance of aortic aneurysms. With the hope that — as for... Read more »

Le décret, en date du 20 mars 2019, portant création de l’Université de Paris est paru au Journal officiel de la République française. En savoir plus

Prof. Philippe Gabriel Steg (head of Team 5) has been appointed “Vice President for Research” of the Executive Board of the AP-HP on joint proposal of deans, university presidents and Inserm. The Management Board is chaired by the Director General and has two other vice presidents: the president of the medical commission of establishment of the AP-HP, Prof. Christmas Garabedian, is… Read more »

In the last issue of the Magazine Science&Santé of INSERM,  there is a portrait of Catherine Boileau (co-head of Team 2) where her career is called to mind. Read the dossier

Jean-Baptiste Michel (Team 2) received the MATMUT prize for Medical Innovation 2018. Read more on the Fondation de l’Avenir web site

Catherine BOILEAU (Team 2) was awarded, together with Helen Hobbs (University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas – Etats-Unis) and Nabil Seidah (Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal – Canada), the Grand Prix de la Fondation Lefoulon Delalande during a ceremony held on Wednesday, May 30 2018 under the Dome of the Institut de France. The ceremony was chaired by Mr…. Read more »