UM Profiles

Alain Lacampagne, Director of the Laboratory of Physiology and Experimental Medicine (University of Montpellier / CNRS / Inserm), has just been awarded the CNRS Silver Medal for his work on the role of calcium homeostasis in conditions such as heart failure and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This medal recognizes a career dedicated to a holistic understanding of medicine and to promising therapeutic avenues.

Alison Duncan is a researcher in evolutionary ecology at the Montpellier Institute of Evolutionary Sciences (ISEM). To better understand the dynamics of epidemics, she studies interactions between parasites, as well as between hosts and parasites. In 2022, she received the Mariano Gago Springboard Award for bilateral cooperation between France and Portugal. 

With his Ocean One diving archaeology robot, Oussama Khatib—director of the Stanford Robotics Lab and a world-renowned researcher—is shining a spotlight on the mysteries of the deep sea and robotics. On February 20, following the recommendations of his French colleagues Philippe Poignet, Vincent Creuze, and Philippe Fraisse—all three robotics researchers at LIRMM—the Franco-American was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier. 

A researcher at the Charles Gerhardt Institute (ICGM) and an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biomaterials at the University of Montpellier, Marie Morille is leading several strategic research projects on the formulation of biotherapeutics. This work earned her the IUF Award in 2022, following her receipt of a junior ANR grant in 2020.

As a professor at the University of Montpellier within the UMR Iate research unit, Christian Jay-Allemand applies an interdisciplinary approach and a focus on entrepreneurship to teaching and public research. Last October, he and his colleague Luc Bidel won the Carnot Grand Prize for Collaborative Research for their work on natural antifungals with the company Antofenol.

On the recommendation of Montpellier professor Eric Delaporte, director of the TransVIHMI international joint research unit, the University of Montpellier awarded an honorary doctorate to Jean-Jacques Muyembe on December 9.