Aims
To promote translational researches in melanoma field and to provide better and innovative treatments for melanoma patients To improve quality of life of patient with skin carcinomas and to propose innovative treatments
Model Pathologies
Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular diseases and cancer
Aims
This WP proposes to understand the mechanisms leading to cancer or neurodegenerative and neuromuscular disorders in specific disease models, with a focus on ageing related changes as a tiebreaker, and common denominators that could underlie molecular interplays between these pathologies.
Leader name(s)
Pr S. Sacconi
Pr. C. Fallandry
Dr F. Checler
Head and Neck Diseases
Aims
To develop personalized medicine for elderly patients suffering from head and neck cancer and facilitate the discovery of biomarkers and innovative therapeutic strategies
Leader name(s)
Pr J. Guigay
Dr E. Van Obberghen
Dr S. Chevillard
Lung Diseases
Aims
The aims of this « Lung diseases » WP are to:
- Advance research and patient care in the 3 main age-related pulmonary diseases: COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer.
- Tackle inflammatory, fibro proliferative, cancerous and genetic lung diseases by developing novel approaches in system biology and integrative biology, and providing new investigational and therapeutic tools.