Physiology and Experimental Medicine of the Heart and Muscles (PhyMedExp)

The Laboratory of Physiology and Experimental Medicine of the Heart and Muscles (PhyMedExp) is a joint research unit (INSERM, CNRS, University of Montpellier) established on January 1, 2011. It is a multidisciplinary unit focused on the physiology and pathophysiology of contractile tissues (cardiac, smooth, and striated muscles) and their interactions with their environment.

It comprises more than 150 people across five teams and develops a research strategy that ranges from basic structures (genes and molecules) to cells and tissues, and ultimately to the entire organism.

The five teams in the new PHYMEDEX unit are:

• Team No. 1: Dynamics of cardiac coupling.
• Team No. 2: Muscle and Organ Disorders.
• Team No. 3: Respiratory Diseases and the Environment.
• Team No. 4: Digestive System: Development and Diseases.
• Team No. 5: Neuromuscular and Hereditary Diseases.

Research Affiliation:Joint Research Unit(UMR)
Primary Supervising Agencies:UM, Inserm, CNRS
Research Cluster:Biology and Health
Doctoral Schools: Human Movement Sciences;Chemical and Biological Sciences for Health
HAL Portal: the unit’s publications