I obtained my PhD in cardiovascular physiology from the University of Paris 7 in 1998. I was then a research fellow at the Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of South California, (Los Angeles, USA) from 1998 till 1999. In 1999, I started my independent research career as an associate professor (Paris-Diderot university) at the Cardiovascular Research Center Inserm Lariboisière (Paris, France). In 2008, I successfully passed the competitive entrance examinations to the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) where I was instantly appointed Research Director. In 2009, I moved to the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center – INSERM UMRS 970 (Paris, France) where I am leading a team working on regenerative therapies for cardiac and vascular disease.
2015: Research director (academic professor level), 1st class (top 20%), INSERM, Paris, France
2008-2014: Research director (academic professor level), 2nd class, INSERM, Paris, France
2006-2008: Honorary member (Junior), Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
1999-2008: Associate professor, Paris 7 University, Paris, France
2022-present: Deputy director, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, Inserm / Université Paris Cité
2022-present: Co-director Graduate School Cardiovascular Sciences – Université Paris Cité,
https://u-paris.fr/en/cardiovascular-sciences-en/
2021-present: Director, Institut des Sciences Cardiovasculaires – Université Paris Cité,
https://www.institutcardiovasculaireparis.fr/
2019-present: Co-director Master 2 cardiovascular biology (BiVATH), Université Paris Cité
2016-2019: Program Manager for the French National Research Agency – physiology/pathophysiology
2009-present : Director Team 06-PARCC, Paris, France
2018 Doctoral and Research Supervision award INSERM
2018 Top reviewer award, Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
2017 Jeanne-Philippe Beziat Award, Cardiology, Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
2014 Award for scientific excellence INSERM
2012 Excellence research chair program, Paris 5 University
2010 Award for scientific excellence INSERM
2007 Excellence research chair program INSERM & Assistance Public – Hôpitaux de Paris
2006 Honorary member – Institut Universitaire de France
2005 French National Research Agency, Young Investigator award
1998 SEARLE young investigator award, Aldosterone conference, New Orleans, USA
My work focuses on the identification of molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating key events in post-ischemic tissue repair with potent revascularization and regenerative therapeutic promise. Since, 1995, I am a co-author of over 100 original research papers and over 40 reviews or book chapters.