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

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Theses & HDR defenses
2nd semester

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€

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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Mis à jour le 27 November 2024.
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