Alison Duncan: Competition and cooperation among parasites
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 the interactions between parasites and between hosts and parasites. In 2022, she received the Mariano Gago Springboard Award for bilateral cooperation between France and Portugal.
Oussama Khatib: diving into robotics
With his Ocean One diving archaeology robot, Oussama Khatib, director of Stanford's Robotics Lab and world-renowned researcher, is shining a spotlight on the mysteries of the deep sea and robotics. On February 20, on the recommendation of his French peers Philippe Poignet, Vincent Creuze, and Philippe Fraisse, all three of whom are robotics researchers at Lirmm, the Franco-American was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier.
Marie Morille: the mega-strategic nanoformulation
A researcher at the Charles Gerhardt Institute (ICGM) and lecturer in the Department of Galenic Pharmacy and Biomaterials at the University of Montpellier, Marie Morille is conducting several strategic research projects on the formulation of biotherapies. This earned her the IUF award in 2022, after winning an ANR junior award in 2020.
Christian Jay-Allemand: solution seeker
A professor at the University of Montpellier within the UMR Iate research unit, Christian Jay-Allemand puts teaching and public research to the test of interdisciplinarity and business creation. Last October, he and his colleague Luc Bidel won the Carnot Grand Prize for Partnership Research for their work on natural antifungals with the company Antofenol.
Jean-Jacques Muyembe, stemming the tide of Ebola
It was on the recommendation of Montpellier professor Eric Delaporte, director of the TransVIHMI international joint unit, that the University of Montpellier awarded an honorary doctorate to Jean-Jacques Muyembe on December 9.
Yves Bergeron and Yves Mauffette, honorary doctors of the University of Montreal
The University of Montpellier honored Canada on Friday, December 2, by awarding honorary doctorates to Quebec professors Yves Bergeron and Yves Mauffette. This was an opportunity for President Philippe Augé to highlight the valuable partnerships that unite not only UM with the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), but also with the universities of Laval and Sherbrooke.
