Erika Burioli: Mysterious Contagious Cancers in Mussels
Erika Burioli is studying cancer cells capable of spreading into the environment and infecting foreign organisms. The researcher at the Host-Pathogen-Environment Interactions (IHPE) laboratory was awarded a European Research Council (ERC) grant in September 2023 to continue her work on bivalves.
Nadine Laguette: Inspiring and Well-Inspired
With her young team specializing in inflammatory immune mechanisms at the Montpellier Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGMM), Nadine Laguette has achieved one success after another. Over the past ten years, she has made several key discoveries and secured no fewer than three prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants. In late 2022, she received the cancer research award from the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation of the Institut de France.
Michel Bouvier: A Medical Approach That Sets a Standard
A world-renowned researcher in the field of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), Michel Bouvier has contributed to numerous fundamental and therapeutic discoveries regarding these proteins, which are the targets of more than 30% of the drugs on the market. Many researchers from Montpellier trained under Professor Bouvier at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montreal. In 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier.
Ludovic Berthier: Even Further from Balance
Ludovic Berthier is a research director in statistical physics at the Charles Coulomb Laboratory and a research associate at the University of Cambridge. Last March, this author of more than 200 publications received the CNRS Silver Medal in recognition of 25 years of research on disordered physical systems.
Carlos Jaramillo – 120 million years for one man
A leading figure in paleontology, Colombian scientist Carlos Jaramillo specializes in the evolution of Amazonian-Andean ecosystems over the past 120 million years. The researcher at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has, in particular, explained the origin of the region’s abundant biodiversity.
Alain Lacampagne: A Closer Look at (Ionic) Channels
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 approaches.
