Publication of the first White Paper on Biology and Health
The excellence of biology and health research at the Montpellier-Nîmes site is illustrated by the results achieved by its young researchers and the publication of its first white paper.
On November 26, 2019, the Research Cluster of the I-SITE Montpellier University of Excellence invites young researchers who have contributed to major scientific advances in Biology-Health [see program] to present their findings published in high-level journals in 2018. These talented young researchers, introduced by their research directors before presenting their work, will receive an award (€500) at the end of the day.
Inspired by the Academy of Sciences' Day of Major Advances, this interdisciplinary event aims to promote young researchers pursuing careers in research and give them the opportunity to make themselves known, as well as to encourage cross-disciplinary exchanges between the various areas of research that make the Occitanie-Est Biology-Health community a benchmark at the national and international level.
Preview presentation of the first white paper from the Research Cluster
Following a presentation by Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel Milhiet of the Biology-Health Research Cluster, of which he has been director since September 2019, in the context of the I-SITE Montpellier University of Excellence, this day is an opportunity to present one of the Cluster's first major achievements: the publication of the first White Paper in Biology-Health devoted to Biomarkers and 6P Medicine.
Professor Jacques Mercier, Vice President of the University of Montpellier, will present this collective achievement, which highlights the site's undeniable strengths in this field in terms of fundamental and clinical research, as well as its strong potential for partnership development with businesses. Organized into thematic sections based on the cluster's seven areas of research, this first white paper also presents the main success stories that have led to fundamental discoveries and the development of innovative technologies at our site.
Two high-level conferences and a presentation of the Vagineering student project, which won an award in 2018 at the major international synthetic biology competition organized by MIT in Boston (IGEM2018).
Professor Hugues Duffau from Montpellier University Hospital, known for his open brain surgery, will present the theory of network organization in brain plasticity: lessons learned from awake surgery on patients with brain gliomas. Dr. Simon Mendez will present his work, carried out as part of the flagship Rheoblood project led by Labex NUMEV, in particular the use of digital stimulation in fluid mechanics and its application to blood flow.
Students from Montpellier, winners of the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) 2018, will present their project "Vagineering." They propose a reversible long-acting contraceptive method using bacteria from the vaginal microbiota.