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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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 / C. LE MAY

News

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Theses & HDR defenses

1st semester

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!

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.

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 !

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

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

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€