I2MC

THE INSTITUTE…

The Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC) develops research to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in common chronic non-communicable diseases: obesity, diabetes, thrombosis, atherosclerosis and diseases of the vessels, heart and kidney.

HISTORY

The Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC) was created in 2011 from the merger of pre-existing research units located near the clinical services of the Toulouse Rangueil University Hospital. The I2MC has been renewed in 2021 for a 6-year term by Inserm and the University Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier (UMR 1297). The I2MC is composed of 11 research teams and 7 technological platforms for a total staff of 280 people. Scientists and clinicians work on metabolic risk factors (obesity, diabetes and dyslipidemia) and their cardiovascular complications (vascular diseases, thrombosis, atherosclerosis, heart and kidney failure). The I2MC has recognized expertise in cell biology, mouse models and clinical work supported by skills in lipidomics, genomics, proteomics, animal phenotyping and cellular imaging. The I2MC is at the center of a very active network of local, national and international collaborations. The I2MC offers opportunities to work on major chronic diseases in human health in the highly appreciated environment of Toulouse.
 

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Trained as a veterinarian, Dominique Langin obtained a Master’s degree and a PhD in France before doing a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Lund in Sweden and embarking on a scientific career at the CNRS and Inserm. He is currently a University Professor – Hospital Practitioner at the University Hospital of Toulouse and at the University Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier. His research combines cellular, animal and human studies. He has participated in national and European research projects and obtained a Synergy grant from the European Research Council in 2020. He has dedicated his scientific career to the study of the biology of adipose tissue, obesity and diabetes with a particular focus on fatty acid metabolism. He has received several awards including the Friedrich Wassermann Life Time Achievement Award from the European Association for the Study of Obesity in 2011 and the Labbé Prize from the French Academy of Sciences in 2019. In 2021, he was named a member of the “Institut Universitaire de France“.
 
 
Dominique LANGIN

Director of the Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC)

Pierre GOURDY

Deputy Director

Cyrille MAHIEUX

Administrative Director

Frank LEZOUALC'H

Project Manager

Joost SCHANSTRA

Project Manager

Alexia ZAKAROFF

Project Manager

L’organisation de l’I2MC

Research teams

Technological platforms

Administration and support services

Laboratory Council

Scientific advisory board

An independent Strategic Scientific Committee (SAB), composed of experts in the Institute’s scientific fields, both French and foreign, is appointed by the Director of the I2MC. Its objective is to examine the Institute’s strategies, its organization and that of its teams in order to prepare and optimize each evaluation by the national supervisory authorities. The SAB advises the director and the team leaders in order to improve the organization of the Institute and its scientific production.
 
 

Actualités

DISEASES explained

Type 2 diabetes

Diabetes is a long-term excess of glucose concentration in the blood (hyperglycemia). In the case of type 2 diabetes, this is caused by a disturbance of the carbohydrate metabolism. Even if it appears gradually and insidiously, the disease has serious consequences, even fatal, in the long term.

 

Cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. CVDs are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease and other conditions.

Kidney disease

Kidney failure is the result of the slow evolution of the disease that leads to the destruction of the kidneys. It affects more than 82,000 people in France and requires dialysis or transplantation. In 50% of cases, chronic kidney diseases are the consequence of diabetes or high blood pressure.

Obesity

Obesity is an excess of body fat and a change in adipose tissue, which can lead to health problems and shorten life expectancy. Its causes are complex. It results from the interplay of several factors – dietary, genetic, epigenetic and environmental – involved in the development and progression of this chronic disease.

 

Non-profit and patient associations

L’Afero

A.F.E.R.O is the French Association for Study and Research on Obesity. Its aim is to promote scientific exchanges, the dissemination of knowledge and training in the field of biomedical research on obesity. The AFERO can be considered as the learned society of Obesity in France.

 

French-speaking Society of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation

The mission of the SFNDT is to support the development of nephrology in all its fields, from clinical nephrology to dialysis and renal transplantation, as well as in all dimensions of care, basic research, epidemiological and clinical advances, and education.

 

French Federation of Cardiology

Created in 1964, the French Federation of Cardiology is an association recognized as being of public utility since 1977. A collective vocation mobilized to reduce cardiovascular diseases.

 

Évènements

InScience 2023

From June 1 to June 15, 2023, the 3rd edition of InScience, the Inserm festival on the theme of health and medical research, will take place. During these two weeks, podcasts, virtual reality games, exhibitions, comic strips, meetings with researchers... will follow...

Starlab seminar : towards a more sustainable laboratory

On Tuesday May 23 at 11 a.m. in the Hérvé Paris room, the Starlab company will offer a seminar on its green actions and its new recycling method. Flyer présentation Green I2MC 23-05-2023  

The scientific retreat of I2MC is coming

Les 5 et 6 juin 2023 aura lieu la retraite scientifique de l'I2MC au Mas de Saboth à St Géry Vers dans le Lot. Au programme : des ateliers / tables rondes sur des thématiques variées, des sessions posters, des temps de cohésion et de convivialité et surtout un maximum...

External Seminar

Vendredi 12 Mai à 11h, I2MC Salle H. Paris, le Pr. Damien Freyssenet - Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité EA 7424, Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France - donnera un séminaire intitulé “A systemic approach of...

LiMitAging team’s work in La Dépêche

Un article de la Dépêche du Midi évoque les travaux de l'équipe LiMitAging menés par Souad Najib sur les bénéfices cardiovasculaires du jeûne intermittent. Cet article fait référence à la récente parution des résultats de cette étude dans la revue Cells :...

New review from MetaDiab (C. Moro) team in Biochimie

Does housing temperature influence glucose regulation and muscle-fat crosstalk in mice? Auteurs : Marlène Lac, Geneviève Tavernier, Cedric Moro Abstract The robustness of scientific results is partly based on their reproducibility. Working with animal models,...

Internal seminar

The February internal seminar will be held on february 14th at 11h on the H.Paris room.

Photo contest

The PPD organizes a photo contest "CAPTURE YOUR LAB" open to ALL, from today until February 10th included! You have 1 month to send us the most beautiful, the funniest, the most inventive photo... Your photos will be submitted to votes on our social networks, and the...

External seminar – Dr Fabien ALPY le 16 décembre à 10h30

Fabien Alpy from IGBMC (Strasbourg) will present is seminar on december the 16th et10h30 salle Hervé Paris : "MOSPD2 is an Endoplasmic Reticulum–Lipid Droplet Tether Functioning in LD Homeostasis". Teams link  :...
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Inserm/UPS UMR 1297 - I2MC Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires

1 avenue Jean Poulhès - BP 84225 - 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4

Tél. : 05 61 32 56 00

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Horaires

Du lundi au vendredi
8h30 - 12h30 / 13h45 -16h45