L'institut du thorax research unit

L'unité de recherche de l'institut du thorax

Happy new year

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Translational research : our strength

From the patient to target identification and medical management development

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Understanding pathologies to better prevent

A common objective around cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory diseases

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State-of-the-art technologies

Core Facilities : Genomics, Bioinformatics & functional exploration

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Happy new year

Events calendar

14

Jan

Séminaire interne - Equipe III
21

Jan

Jean-Baptiste DUPONT, Inserm UMR1089, Nantes, France

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Discover our teams

Human Genetics - J-J. SCHOTT / R. REDON Ion Channels & Cardiopathies - F. CHARPENTIER / M. DE WAARD Vascular & Pulmonary diseases - G. LOIRAND / V. SAUZEAU Cardiometabolic diseases - B. CARIOU / D. JACOBI

News

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Theses & HDR defenses

1st semester

Seipin, the key to healthy adipose tissue

13/01/2022

Seipin localizes at endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contact sites to control mitochondrial calcium import and metabolism in adipocytes. Cell Rep. 2021

Gervaise Loirand received the "Grand Prix Lamonica de Cardiologie"

November 23rd, 2021

déclis

2020/2021

déclics : Développer les Echanges entre Chercheurs et Lycéens pour les Intéresser à la Construction des Savoirs This year, 4 researchers from the research unit of l'institut du thorax participated in this operation

The CNRS & INSERM "International Research Project" label for the GAINES project

February 2021

Alain Castaigne research grant for Romain Capoulade

15/01/2021

He was rewarded for his work on the "Study of Molecular Mechanisms involved in the Development and Progression of Mitral Valve Prolapse".

Descartes-Huygens Prize for medical researcher : Julien Barc

February 5th, 2020

French cardiovascular researcher Julien Barc has won the 2019 Descartes-Huygens Prize for his research and contribution to Franco-Dutch collaboration.

The latest high-throughput sequencer generation

October 2019

Inauguration of the NovaSeq 6000 installed on our Genomics core facility, GenoBiRD

Team IV laureate of 'Equipe FRM' call

September 2019

The only team in Nantes among the 52 french laureates, for the INSTINCTIVE project.