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In January 2022, Rémi Mounier, PI in the team, opened is own research team at Institut NeuroMyoGène – Physiopathologie et Genétique du Neurone et du Muscle. Until the team opens his own website, here is the page of the Mounier lab.

Bénédicte Chazaud

PI – Director of research – Team leader

Email: benedicte.chazaud@inserm.fr
@BenChazaud
Education: PhD in Cell Biology
Bench revolution: Macrophages that switch color depending on their inflammatory state
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: With beer…and a bit of running!
Favorite saying: N’importe quoi ! (Nonsense!)

Julien Gondin

PI – Researcher – Group leader

Email: julien.gondin@univ-lyon1.fr
@GondINMG
Education: PhD in Physiology
Position: PI – Researcher – Group leader
Project: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and cachexia
Bench revolution: An electrical stimulator eliciting strong, non-fatiguing and painless muscle contractions
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: Running and drinking wine from Burgundy (Of course!)
Favorite saying: T’es sûr? (Are you sure?)

Gaëtan Juban

Post-doc

Email: gaetan.juban@univ-lyon1.fr
Education: PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Project: Inflammation and muscular dystrophies
Bench revolution: Single cell Transcription Factor ChIP-Sequencing
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: Watching sport on TV
Favorite saying: C’est pas mal (That’s not too bad)

Dieu-Huong Hoang

PhD student

Email: dieu-huong.hoang@univ-lyon1.fr
Education: Master degree in Genetic, Cellular Biology and Pathologies
Project: Interaction between endothelial cells and muscle stem cells in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Bench revolution: Endothelial cells that secrete colorful molecules
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: Running in my dreams
Favorite saying: Bibbidi bobbidi boo

Aliki Zavoriti

PhD student

Email: aliki.zavoriti@univ-lyon1.fr
Education:
International Master degree in Cancer Biology
Project:
NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation to counteract skeletal muscle cachexia
Bench revolution:
A magic mixture allowing only muscle stem cells to grow rapidly and differentiate efficiently
Muscle homeostasis maintenance:
Climbing the stairs every single morning all the way up to the lab
Favorite saying:
Du coup (So)

Xhorxhiana (Georgiana) Panci

PhD student

Email: xhorxhiana.panci@univ-lyon1.fr
Education: Master degree Integrative Biology and Physiology: from gene to pathology
Project: Roles of FibroAdipogenic Precursor cells in degenerative myopathies
Bench revolution: A machine to isolate the different skeletal muscle cells from whole dissected muscle, by pushing a button
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: Going up and down (and up and down), in the stairs of the institute
Favorite saying: …Ας πούμε (…Let’s say)

Clara Bernard

PhD student

Email: clara.bernard@univ-lyon1.fr
Education: Master degree Signalisations and integrated Systems in Biology
Project: Roles of muscle stem cell environment after physiological muscle injury
Bench revolution: A stimulating machine that detects the exact number of damaged fibers, number of macrophages, level of molecules…
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: With a Compex NMES
Favorite saying: D’acc (Oki)

Charline Jomard

PhD student

Email: charline.jomard@univ-lyon1.fr
Education:
MSc school of biological engineering
Project:
Sex influence on the muscle regeneration process after injury
Bench revolution:
Automatic ovarian cycle detector
Muscle homeostasis maintenance:
A complex balance between good sport routine and total laziness watching Netflix
Favorite saying:
No problem, only solutions!

Pawandeep Singh

PhD student – MSCA fellow in ITN RENOIR (UE H2020)

Email: pawandeep.singh@univ-lyon1.fr
Education: Master of Science in Biology
Project: Role of macrophages in degenerative myopathies and fibrosis
Bench revolution: Conglomeration between machine learning, bioinformatics, transcriptomics and biology
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: Walking around the city and weightlifting
Favorite saying: I do not speak French…

Michele Weiss-Gayet

Engineer

Email: michele.weiss-gayet@univ-lyon1.fr
Education:
PhD in Biology
Bench revolution:
Cells that exhibit directly their phenotype avoiding cell sorting!
Muscle homeostasis maintenance:
With friends and beer….
Favorite saying:
C’est sûr ! (For sure!)

Charline Jomard

Engineer assistant

Email: aurelie.fessard@univ-lyon1.fr
Education: BSc in Biology and Biotechnology
Bench revolution: A robot that can genotype by itself
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: Visiting new places with friends… and good drinks and food
Favorite saying: Pas de problème (no problem) Name: Fessard

Xu Cheng

Visiting researcher

Email: xu.cheng@univ-lyon1.fr
Education: DDS, PhD in oral biology
Bench revolution: A microscope software that takes pictures and exports the analyzed data automatically
Muscle homeostasis maintenance: Milk and fish
Favorite saying: Merci (thanks)

ALUMNI

Post-doc – researchers

Rémi Mounier (2010-2021),
Director of Research at CNRS, team leader at Institut NeuroMyoGène

Guy Mouchiroud (2014-2020),
Director of Research at Inserm, now retired

Anita Kneppers (2018-2021),
Post-doctoral researcher, now post-doctoral researcher in Rémi Mounier team

Isabelle Desguerre (2009-2014),
Professor at Paris Descartes University and Necker Hospital (Paris, France)

Houda Yacoub-Youssef (2008-2010),
Postdoctoral researcher, then senior scientist in Pasteur Institute (Tunis, Tunisia)

PhD students

Hà My Lý
“Role of AMPK-related kinases in myogenesis” (2019-ongoing)
now PhD student in R. Mounier lab (Institut NeuroMyoGène, Lyon)

Lola Lessard
“Genetic and metabolic alterations of myogenesis in inflammatory myopathies” (2021-ongoing)
now PhD student in R. Mounier lab (Institut NeuroMyoGène, Lyon)

Jimmy Massenet
“Harnessing epigenetics to improve Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy satellite cell function” (2016-2020) cosupervised with Jeff Dilworth, OHRI and University of Ottawa
then post-doc in P.L. Puri lab (San Diego, USA)

Laure Gallay
“Myogenic precursor cell impairment in dermatomyositis and other myositis” (2017-2020), then clinician at Hospices Civils de Lyon and Université Claude Bernard de Lyon

Joseph Touma
Visiting student from Fred Relaix’s lab, Université Paris-Est “Distribution and regenerative potential of muscle stem cells in patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia” (2019-2020)
then clinician at Hopital Henri Mondor and Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale

Thibaut Desgeorges
“Crosstalk of Glucocorticoid Receptor and AMP-activated protein kinase in macrophages during skeletal muscle regeneration” (2015-2019),
then post-doc in K. De Bock lab (Zurich, Switzerland)

Jessica Bouviere
“Roles of selenoprotein P and glutathion peroxidase 3 in macrophage phenotype during skeletal muscle regeneration” (2016-2019),
then post-doc in I. Lossos lab (Miami, USA)

Aurélie Trignol
“Role of RGTA in skeletal muscle regeneration” (2015-2019),
then researcher at Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées

Linda Gsaier
“Role of cell-autonomous regulation of metabolism on muscle stem cell fate and skeletal muscle homeostasis” (2015-2018)

Emmeran Le Moal
“Oxidative stress and muscle regeneration” (2013-2016),
then post-doc in F. Bentzinger lab (Sherbrooke, Canada)

Claire Latroche
“Interactions between satellite cells and endothelial cells in skeletal muscle” (2011-2015),
then post-doc in L. Naldini lab (Milan, Italy)

Marine Théret
“Role of AMPK in skeletal muscle homeostasis” (2011-2015),
then post-doc in F. Rossi lab (Vancouver, Canada)

Cyril Gitiaux
“Vascular remodeling during myopathies in the child” (2013-2015),
then Associate Professor at Paris Descartes University and Necker Hospital (Paris, France)

Marielle Saclier
“Role of macrophages in skeletal muscle regeneration” (2011-2014),
then post-doc in G. Messina lab (Milan, Italy)

Rana Abou-Khalil (2005-2009),
then post-doc in A. Brack lab (Boston, USA)

Ludovic Arnold (2004-2007),
then post-doc at Pasteur Institute (Paris, France)

Technical staff

Sarbina Ben Larbi
Research Technician (2015-2021),
now Research Technician in R. Mounier lab (Institut NeuroMyoGène, Lyon)

Peggy Del Carmine
Engineer (2017-2020),
then Engineer at Institut NeuroMyoGène (Lyon, France)

Eugénie Moulin
Assistant Engineer (2018-2019),
then Research Technician at Cypath (Lyon, France)

Sylvain Cuvellier
Research Technician (2011-2014),
then Research Technician at Institut Cochin (Paris, France)

Mélanie Magnan
Assistant Engineer (2010-2013),
then Assistant Engineer at UMR 1137 (Paris, France)

Undergraduates

  • Audrey Saugues (Master 1) (2021)
  • Enora Kerhervé (BTEC) (2021)
  • Ambre Maillard (BTEC) (2021)
  • Carole Dabadie (Master 2) (2021)
  • Lou Maitrejean (BTEC) (2021)
  • Cloé Paret (Master 1) (2021)
  • Alexane Nohales (BTEC) (2021)
  • Adèle Kalfon (BSc) (2021)
  • Tiffany Nosree (Medical School) (2021)
  • Anthony Facchin (BSc) (2021)
  • Elina Coquery (BTEC) (2020)
  • Kenza Rehouma (BTEC) (2020)
  • Léa Bedja–Iacona (Master 1) (2020)
  • Cécile Fermon (Master 2) (2019)
  • Hà My Lý (Master 1) (2019) (Collaboration with Julien Courchet’s lab, INMG)
  • Louise Fairey (Master ) (2019) (Collaboration with Julien Courchet’s lab, INMG)
  • Louis Valensi (BTEC) (2019)
  • Cloé Paret (BTEC) (2019)
  • Charlène Bellet (BTEC) (2019)
  • Olivia Garnier (Master 1) (2019)
  • Emilie Charles (Master 1) (2019)
  • Ines Chaabani (Master 1) (2019)
  • Nina Margot (Master 2) (2018)
  • Tess Valin (Master 2) (2018)
  • Anatole Guillon (BTEC) (2018)
  • Roxane Cuzin (BSc) (2018)
  • Sophie Liot (Master 2) (2015, 2017)
  • Mathilde Lapoix (Master 1) (2017)
  • Alix Kemmel (Engineer student) (2017)
  • Clémence Baure (BTEC) (2017)
  • Marie Robert (Master 2) (2016)
  • Camille Boisson (Master 1 and Master 2) (2016-2017)
  • Tifany Bouchet (BTEC) (2016)
  • Hugo Jarrin (Master 1) (2016)
  • Linda Gsaier (Master 2) (2015)
  • Thibaut Desgeorges (Master 2) (2015)
  • Abdus Anwar (BSc) (2015)
  • Elsy Ondo-Minkue (Master 2) (2014)
  • Niranjani Mahendran (Master 2) (2014)
  • Christelle Tamisier (Master 1) (2014)
  • Matthieu Chambouvet (BTEC) (2014)
  • Amel Kernou (Master 2) (2013)
  • Sabrina Mohamed (Master 2) (2013)
  • Marion Levi (Master 1) (2013)
  • Diaminatou Touré (Master 1) (2013)
  • Hamida Ardjoune (Master 2 and Assistant Engineer) (2012-2013)
  • Adrien Foucal (Engineer) (2012)
  • Gauthier Sobczak (Engineer student) (2012)
  • Paul Bardot (BSc) (2012)
  • Miliça Denic (BTEC) (2012)
  • Xan Errecart (Engineer student) (2011)
  • Valentin Leducq (Master 1) (2010)
  • Diane Paul (Master 1) (2010)
  • Estelle Bastien (BTEC) (2009, 2010)

Scientific visitors

  • Masoud Rahmati, Associate Professor at Lorestan University, Iran (2020)
  • Casper Sødenbroe, PhD student at Copenhagen University, Denmark (2020)
  • Jyoti Jaiswal, Professor at University of Washington, USA (2019)
  • Federica Venezia, MSc student at University of Modena, Italy (2019)
  • Nicolo Baranzini, PhD student at University of Insubria, Italy (2019)
  • Giorgio Caratti, Post-doc researcher at Ulm University, Germany (2019)
  • Fatima Zohra Nourreddine, Associate Professor at M’hamed Bougara Boumerdes University and Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene University, Algeria (2018)
  • Trirupa Chakraborty, BSc/MSc student at Indian Institute of Science, Education and research, Mohali, India (2018)
  • André Minari, PhD student at Federal University of São Paulo, Brasil (2017)
  • Tamas Varga, Post-doc researcher at Debrecen University, Hungary (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015)
  • Abigail MacKey, Associate Professor at Copenhagen University, Denmark (2012)
  • Katarina Pegan, PhD student at Ljubljana University, Slovenia (2009)