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… Claire Thomas-Junius is a former middle-distance runner. It was only natural that she became interested in sports … and began studying biology at Université Paris-Diderot in 1996. She then undertook a DEA (master’s degree) in human … is then converted into lactate, which is more commonly known as lactic acid, or is used by the oxidative pathway …
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… in ecosystems ranging from grasslands to vineyard stormwater basins, forests and even golf courses! Stéphane Bazot … much success – tulips,” says the lecturer. It was therefore not surprising that once he had completed his scientific … where I’ve studied the decline of beech trees.” Since 2018, driven by the desire to combine functional ecology and …
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… portraits Research David Néron is a professor at the École normale supérieure (ENS) Paris-Saclay , a researcher at the … the competitive exams in science, David Néron thought he was destined to become a teacher. However... “My initial … representative in a laboratory at the École Centrale. In 2014, he became a professor at ENS Cachan and returned to the …
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… depression may persist. These undesirable effects, also known as toxicities, can vary enormously from woman to woman. … are still poorly understood. The Intertox project was created in order to better understand these phenomena. … toxicities. Their work is based on data collected from 12,000 French breast cancer patients, known as the Canto …
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… at the I nstitutions and Historical Dynamics of the Economics and Society Laboratory (IDHES - Univ. Paris-Saclay, … political, social and cultural developments. Frank Georgi was admitted to the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud in 1981. At the same time, he took history courses at …
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… Spintronics appeals to artificial intelligence Innovation Research Belonging to the field of artificial … of this evolution. These special algorithms mimic the way the brain works to solve complex problems. "The human … be two states of information: the light is off (0) or on (1). Welcome to the spintronics valley Manufacturers …
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… tracks down the molecular workings of GTPases using innovative techniques. "This is a large family of proteins … that are studied using synchrotron radiation X-rays. In 1996, she described one of the first structures of a small … inactive (OFF) to the active (ON) state , and shortly afterwards the first structure of a GTPase-activating protein. …
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… Paris-Saclay, whose aim is to promote the development of innovative detection methods for the exploration of living … during an internship at the Pasteur Institute in her 1st year Master's degree. She passed her 'agrégation' in … work at the Institute of Physical Chemistry (ICP). "I was already studying biological phenomena at the molecular …
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… optimised properties. Scientists at the Systems and Technology Integration Laboratory (List - Univ. Paris-Saclay, … specific phenomena and eventually lead to public health or waste management issues. Although relatively weak, the … MOFs with enhanced scintillation. And of the approximately 100,000 MOFs that exist worldwide, they have created sixteen …
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… Paris-Saclay, UVSQ) . She specialises in the history of knowledge, science and medicine in the Middle Ages. … of Amsterdam. After obtaining her master's degree in 1992, she took a DEA (a post-graduate diploma) in France, … into Latin between 1258 and 1266. Maaike van der Lugt was particularly interested in how this knowledge, ranging …
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… March excelled in chemistry right from secondary school. Ignoring advice to take a certificate of aptitude in beauty, … de Versailles - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. In 2008, she was accepted into a professional Master's programme and … Pierre et Marie Curie (now Sorbonne University) in 2011. During this degree, she completed an internship at …
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… on endometriosis, fighting relentlessly to fund and raise awareness of it, thus helping to make this disease central to … two million in France. Although its symptoms have been known since ancient times, this chronic gynecological … when she met the Endomind patient association in 2016. "That was a decisive moment for me. When these patients …
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