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.
 
 

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

Publication d’un article de l’équipe LYMPHACTOR (Garmy-Susini) dans Nature Communications

15-Lipoxygenase promotes resolution of inflammation in lymphedema by controlling Treg cell function through IFN-β Lymphedema (LD) is characterized by the accumulation of interstitial fluid, lipids and inflammatory cell infiltrate in the limb. Here, we find that LD...

Journées internationales des femmes et filles de sciences

Sonia SÉVERIN, co-responsable de l'équipe LIPSIPLAT et chercheuse anime une soirée quiz le 16 février à 19h dans le cadre des Journées internationales des femmes et filles de sciences.

Journée d’accueil des nouveaux entrants

Jeudi 8 février 9h30 - 17h Tous les nouveaux collaborateurs arrivés récemment ou depuis la précédente session sont invités à la journée d'accueil du 8 février en salle H.Paris. La participation à cette journée est obligatoire, elle fait partie du parcours d'arrivée de...

Junior Professor Chair Position at the Institute of Metabolic & Cardiovascular Disease

Junior Professor Chair Position at the Institute of Metabolic & Cardiovascular Disease Job description The Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC, Inserm, University of Toulouse, www.i2mc.inserm.fr/en) is seeking to recruit a full-time tenure...

External seminar Elena SOMMARIVA

Oxidized LDL-dependent pathway as new pathogenic trigger in Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy - Mardi 10 octobre 11h Résumé : Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is hallmarked by fibro-adipogenic alterations of the ventricles, contributing to cardiac dysfunctions and...

External seminar Marie-Ange RENAULT

“Endothelium integrity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction" le Mardi 26 septembre 10h30 salle Hervé Paris Marie-Ange Renault is a researcher CRCN Inserm at UMR Inserm U1034 “Biology of cardiovascular diseases” in Bordeaux, France since 2011. More...

Séminaire externe Josep JULVE

Le jeudi 6 juillet à 11h, Josep JULVE présentera ses travaux à l'I2MC. Vous pouvez assister à ce séminaire via Teams

Semaine de la QVCT : [s]portez vous bien!

Du 19 au 23 juin c'est la semaine nationale de la QVCT (Qualité de Vie et des Conditions de Travail). Le groupe QVT de l'I2MC vous propose à cette occasion 1 animation par jour et cette année nous orientons cette semaine autour du sport et de ses bienfaits....

Derniers tweets

New publication from @I2MCT and IHU HealthAge Team in Toulouse at @INSPIREPlatfor1 "Targeting Gi-coupled P2Y13 receptor in adipose tissue may help combat age-associated metabolic disorders, including #diabetes and liver diseases #MASLD."
https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/175623
@LiMitAging

Come and listen to Dr Colette Denis who will talk about the importance of including sex/ gender differences in your research !
Tomorrow March 12 at 11 am in the Hervé Paris conference room.

The RF-lab is -again- this year actively participating to the world kidney day in close collaboration with the academic hospital of Toulouse @CHUdeToulouse @worldkidneyday

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