The UMR_S 999 unit has officially changed its administrative designation to UMR_S 1358 for the 2026-2030 period.Â
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Congratulations to My Ngoc Ha (Team 1) on the successful defense of her PhD thesis, entitled "Contributing on the VEGF signaling pathway in vascular remodeling during pulmonary arterial hypertension" supervised by Dr Ly Tu and Dr Christophe Guignabert.
We warmly congratulate Dr My Ngoc Ha on this remarkable achievement and wish her every success in the next stage of her scientific career.Â
July 29th, 2026
Congratulations to Dr Antoine Le Bozec (Team 1) on the successful defense of his PhD thesis focused on “Pulmonary Hypertension Treatments: Optimization and Novel Therapies” supervised by Professor Laurent Savale and Dr Marie-Camille Chaumais.
We are proud to see our young researchers contributing to advances in pulmonary hypertension research.
March 2nd, 2026
Warm congratulations to Dr Vanessa Petit and Dr Marie-Camille Chaumais (Team 1) who have successfully obtained their Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR, Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches), France’s highest academic qualification and a major milestone recognizing their excellence and leadership in research.
December 1, 2025 (Vanessa Petit)
December 8, 2025 (Marie-Camille Chaumais)
A Major Honor for Our Unit: Professor Marc Humbert AwardedÂ
the 2025 Inserm Grand Prize
We are proud to announce that Professor Marc Humbert, Director of our research unit, has received the prestigious 2025 Inserm Grand Prize.Â
A world-renowned expert in pulmonary arterial hypertension, his pioneering work has transformed patient care, advanced our understanding of the disease, and paved the way for innovative therapies.
Our entire laboratory is deeply honored by this distinction, which highlights not only his exceptional leadership but also the collective scientific excellence that drives our unit every day.Â
The official award ceremony took place on November 27, and we are pleased to share with you some highlights from this exceptional event.
November 28, 2025,Â
➡️You can also find press articles on the websites of Inserm, UniversitĂ© Paris-Saclay, and Le Monde.Â
October 20, 2025Â