L'institut du thorax research unit

L'unité de recherche de l'institut du thorax

Translational research : our strength
From the patient to target identification and medical management development
Understanding pathologies to better prevent
A common objective around cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory diseases
State-of-the-art technologies
Core Facilities : Genomics, Bioinformatics & functional exploration

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Theses & HDR defenses
Theses & HDR defenses
2nd semester

Discover the New Brochure of our Research Laboratory
Discover the New Brochure of our Research Laboratory
31/10/2025

Our lab unveils its new brochure, highlighting its research themes, key figures, and commitment to placing patients at the heart of science.

Chol-Tox project : Team IV obtains the "Equipe FRM" label
Chol-Tox project : Team IV obtains the "Equipe FRM" label
20/11/2025

The FRM has selected the Chol-Tox team’s project, “Study of cholesterol-induced lipotoxicity in cardiometabolic complications,” as one of this year’s laureates.

Conférences à coeur ouvert
Conférences à coeur ouvert
Jeudi 16 octobre - 18h30

Pour la 2e année consécutive, l’institut du thorax propose un cycle de « Conférences à cœur ouvert », dédiées au grand public. Les experts médicaux et scientifiques de l’institut du thorax feront le point sur leurs avancées dans la prise en charge, la compréhension et la prévention de l’athérosclérose.

Conférences à coeur ouvert
Conférences à coeur ouvert
Jeudi 20 novembre - 18h30

Pour la 2e année consécutive, l’institut du thorax propose un cycle de « Conférences à cœur ouvert », dédiées au grand public. Les expertes de l’institut du thorax feront le point sur leurs avancées dans la prise en charge, la compréhension et la prévention de la « MASLD » plus communément appelée « Maladie du foie gras ».

CRISTI European Project Launch
CRISTI European Project Launch
16/06/25 - 17/06/25

We are proud to coordinate a new European research program dedicated to inherited heart diseases. As we launch the CRISTI project, we are bringing together in Nantes this week the international researchers involved in this ambitious and transformative initiative for patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.

JESFC2025 : Romain Capoulade receives Fradiss Prize
JESFC2025 : Romain Capoulade receives Fradiss Prize
16/01/2025

This prize rewards his work on valvulopathy, and in particular on the study of the central role of lipids in the degeneration of aortic valve prostheses.

Our institute in comics at Utopiales!
Our institute in comics at Utopiales!
03/11/2024

The 2024 edition of the Utopiales science-fiction festival took place from October 30 to November 3. For us, this edition had a very special flavor, as l'institut thorax was the subject of a large-format comic strip!

Breakthrough in understanding the causes of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Breakthrough in understanding the causes of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
12/06/2024

Leading an international consortium, the group, headed by Dr Frédéric Ebstein and Prof Stéphane Bézieau, has identified a new defective gene responsible for a rare form of intellectual disability, associated with behavioral disorders and recurrent obesity in young children. This promising work is published in the scientific journal American Journal of Human Genetics.

Gervaise Loirand : Elles sont l'Inserm !
Gervaise Loirand : Elles sont l'Inserm !
30/05/2024

Gervaise Loirand shares her story as a woman researcher in the comic strip " Elles sont l'inserm, La recherche en santé, c'est aussi une affaire de femmes! "

EMBO workshop : Anne-Clémence Vion received the Best poster prizes
EMBO workshop : Anne-Clémence Vion received the Best poster prizes
08/05/2024

Anne-Clémence Vion received at The EMBO Workshop the Best poster prizes at ‘Building networks 2024: engineering in vascular biology’

Romain Bourcier, laureate of the RHU call for the eCAN project
Romain Bourcier, laureate of the RHU call for the eCAN project
20/11/2023

The eCAN project is the winner of the calls for University Hospital Research (RHU) projects funded under the France 2030 plan - 5,5M€

Key Figures

  • 200
    Members
  • 2300
  • 41
    PhD students
  • Our research on cardiovascular diseases
  • Our research on cholesterol
  • Discovery of intracranial aneurysm gene (France3 Pays de la Loire)
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Updated on 24 November 2025.