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Xavier Mariette: the quest for treatments to cure autoimmune diseases

… Xavier Mariette: the quest for treatments to cure autoimmune diseases Xavier … Xavier Mariette began his medical studies in 1977 at Paris Descartes University, where he discovered immunology. After … where he completed a DEA (equivalent to a 2nd year Master’s degree today) and then a PhD. He specialised in …

Published on: Sun 01/09/2024 - 08:00

Therapixel: harnessing deep learning for breast cancer screening

… research conducted at the Inria Saclay centre. Founded in 2013, Therapixel has become one of the leading software … However, as the number of eligible patients continues to rise, so does the need in a medical sector already … in applying AI to medical imaging. In this context, AI provides a second reading of the images, helping to speed up and …

Published on: Thu 03/10/2024 - 08:00

Developing astronomy under Madagascar's starry skies

… skies This article was originally published in L'Édition n°26 . In Madagascar, the Haikintana association has been … of the French Astronomical Society (Société Astronomique de France - SAF). " I've been working to develop … as those of the northern hemisphere. The observatory provides a base for observing asteroids, comets and many other …

Published on: Fri 18/07/2025 - 15:14

The start-up It’s Brain provides tools for cognitive clinicians and neuroscientists

… The start-up It’s Brain provides tools for cognitive clinicians and neuroscientists The … start-up’s current CEO and scientific director, deciding in 2008 to design a new tool to help with the diagnosis of … 2023. It will focus on long Covid, its neurological consequences and on treatment-resistant depression. The start-up …

Published on: Wed 08/12/2021 - 16:02

Nicolas Sabouret: Demystifying the relationship between Human and Machine

… for Nicolas Sabouret after this. Following a Magistère (Master’s degree) in Computer Science at UPMC and the ENS of Cachan (now the ENS Paris-Saclay), he decided to pursue research by enrolling in a DEA (equivalent to the second … computer science,” explains Nicolas Sabouret. “Besides my own discipline, I find it particularly exciting to be …

Published on: Fri 17/12/2021 - 09:35

Claire Thomas-Junius: Studying metabolism to customise sports coaching

… Université Paris-Diderot in 1996. She then undertook a DEA (master’s degree) in human motor skills and disability at … to muscles. It is quite the opposite; it directly provides muscles with a significant energy substrate. “When … of metabolic acidosis on mitochondrial function with colleagues from France’s National Institute of Sport, Expertise, …

Published on: Wed 25/05/2022 - 09:54

Circulating DNA offers hope for lung cancer

… Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Inserm) , was selected in the 2021 call for university hospital research projects in … of medicine. “The arrival of these highly sensitive techniques opens up a whole range of future opportunities,” points … than medical imaging. Immunotherapy can also cause lymph nodes to develop. This response, which is a reaction to …

Published on: Thu 02/06/2022 - 10:50

Benjamin Brigaud: geoscience for the energy transition

… and writing a thesis on the understanding of the influence of the sedimentary context and the mode of rock … of carbonates by uranium-lead (U-Pb), directly on thin slides, using laser ablation techniques coupled with mass … field lessons. The lecturer is in charge of a second-year Master's programme, the M2 Sedimentary Basins for the Energy …

Published on: Thu 17/11/2022 - 10:30

Karine Zeitouni: pioneer of spatial data mining in France

… in 1983. She also studied computer science courses at the Master's level and became passionate about the subject. She continued her studies at Université de Strasbourg, where, from … are quite blurred in this field, but it also includes algorithmics and machine learning (a subfield of …

Published on: Thu 19/01/2023 - 18:00

Blue Bees Therapeutics: boosting immune cells to treat cancer

… Blue Bees Therapeutics: boosting immune cells to treat cancer … technology, into Phase I/II clinical trials as early as 2025. The story of the start-up Blue Bees Therapeutics began … of the same year, it obtained the support of the French public investment bank, BPI France and won the i-Lab …

Published on: Thu 13/04/2023 - 17:03

Elias Fattal: delivering drugs as close to their target as possible

… dedicated 40 years of research. His recent work focuses on designing nanoparticles for the treatment of inflammatory … Why did he choose this discipline? Undoubtedly due to the influence of a pharmacist grandfather and a … the Paris-Saclay Galien Institute, to complete a 2nd year master's degree in research. He worked under the supervision …

Published on: Thu 07/12/2023 - 17:53

Maaike van der Lugt: Exploring medieval history through science and medicine

… (DYPAC – Univ. Paris-Saclay, Univ. Versailles - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines UVSQ) and Deputy Director of the … studies at the University of Amsterdam. After obtaining her master's degree in 1992, she took a DEA (a post-graduate … character and state of health, as well as its ability to describe a person's evolution over the course of their life, …

Published on: Wed 31/01/2024 - 17:42