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MeLiS Mechanisms in Integrated Life Sciences

MeLiS — Organization chart

As of November 1st 2025

Directorate

Jean-Louis BESSEREAU — Director
Valérie CASTELLANI — Adjunct Director
Christophe MARCELLE — Adjunct Director



NeuraCel – Neurobiology and Aging of C. elegans

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  • Jean-Louis BESSEREAU — PUPH, UCBL, HDR
  • Allan ALCOLEI — Doctorant
  • Mélissa CIZERON — CRCN, INSERM
  • Manuela D’ALESSANDRO — CRCN, INSERM
  • Anaïs DUMAS — Doctorante
  • Evan GOUY — Chercheur, HCL
  • Laure GRANGER — AI, CNRS
  • Maëlle JOSPIN — MCU, UCBL, HDR
  • Driss LAABID — Technicien, UCBL
  • Morgane MIALON — Doctorante
  • Laurent MOLIN — IE, CNRS
  • Liubov PATRASH — Doctorante
  • Bérangère PINAN-LUCARRÉ — CR, INSERM, HDR
  • Florence SOLARI — CRCN, INSERM, HDR

SPARK – Signaling Pathways And Regulators of K+ channels

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  • Thomas BOULIN — CV — DR2 CNRS, HDR
  • Olga ANDRINI CV — Associate professor, UCBL, HDR
  • Antoine DELINIERE — Chef de clinique, cardiologie, HCL
  • Mirko FRANCESCONI — CRCN, Inserm, HDR
  • Kathrin GIESELER — PREX, UCBL, HDR
  • Sandra DUPERRIER — AI, CNRS
  • Laura AGRESTI — PhD candidate
  • Parichitran AYYAMPERUMAL — PhD candidate
  • Élise CHEYNET — PhD candidate
  • Sara SECHI — PhD candidate
  • Nguyen MINH THU — PhD candidate

NEST – Nervous System, embryogenesis and Study of childhood Tumors

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  • Valérie CASTELLANI — DR1 CNRS, HDR
  • Frédéric MORET — MCU, UCBL, HDR
  • Julien FALK — CRCN, CNRS, HDR
  • Servane TAUSZIG-DELAMASURE — DR2, CNRS, HDR
  • Maëva LUXEY — MCU, UCBL
  • Muriel BOZON — AI, CNRS
  • Karine THOINET — AI, CNRS
  • Franck BOISMOREAU — Post-doctorant, UCBL
  • Audrey PRUNET — Post-doctorante
  • Maëlys ANDRE — Doctorante, UCBL
  • Raphael GURY — Doctorant
  • Marion MALLET — Doctorant
  • Luce ROSEIRO — Doctorante
  • Florian MARTIN — IE
  • Emy THEOULE — IE, UCBL
  • Cécile FAURE-CONTER — Oncopédiatre IHOPe, CLB
  • Jérémy GANOFSKY — Bioinformaticien


3D Human – Normal and pathological human embryology

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  • Alain Chédotal — PUPH, UCBL, HDR
  • Anaïs FAVRE — IE, UCBL
  • Qingwei LI — Doctorant, UCBL

ACDC – Centriole assembly and ciliary diversity

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  • Bénédicte DURAND — Professeur, UCBL
  • Véronique MOREL — Chercheuse, CNRS
  • Joëlle THOMAS — MCU, UCBL
  • Amélie BILLON — Doctorante, UCBL
  • Marine BRUNET — Doctorante, UCBL
  • Alison CARRET — Doctorante, UCBL
  • Emilie FONTAINE — Doctorante, UCBL
  • Julien PERRICHET — Technicien, UCBL
  • Hajer MAARCHA — Stagiaire M2, UCBL
  • Sarah DE FREITAS — Stagiaire, UCBL

MDR – Muscle Development and Repair

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  • Christophe MARCELLE — Research director, Professor, UCBL
  • Fabien LE GRAND — Research director, CNRS
  • Émilie DELAUNE — Assistant Professor, UCBL
  • Valérie MORIN — Research engineer, lab manager, CNRS
  • François BULTEAU — Post-doc, UCBL
  • Sabrina JAGOT — Post-doc, CNRS
  • Brian CHEN — PhD student co-directed with Rob WUST
  • Marine DEROBERT — PhD student co-directed with Marianne BRONNER
  • Ana Helena NOBREGA — PhD student
  • Mathis REOCREUX — PhD student
  • Julie SITOLLE — PhD student
  • Benjamin DORNAT — Research engineer, CNRS
  • Mathilda ARNAL — Research assistant, CNRS
  • Maëlys BERGER — Research assistant, UCBL


ZeNeB – Zebrafish Neurogenetics and Behavior

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  • Owen RANDLETT — Researcher, INSERM, HDR
  • Dominique BAAS — Assistant Professor, UCBL
  • Abdel RAHMAN EL HASSAN — PhD Student, CNRS
  • Adrià MARTÍNEZ PÉREZ — PhD Student, UCBL
  • Andrew HSIAO — Technician, INSERM

SynatAc – Synaptopathies and auto-antibodies

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  • Jerome HONNORAT — PUPH, UCBL-HCL
  • Lucie ALIOUANE — Chercheur, UCBL
  • Jean-Christophe ANTOINE — PUPH, CNRS
  • Sarah BENKEDER — Doctorante, INSERM
  • Roger BESANCON — MCU, UCBL
  • Nadia BOUTAHAR — MCU-PH, CNRS
  • Pauline BOUVET — Doctorante, INSERM
  • Jean-Philippe CAMDESSANCHE — PH, CNRS
  • Naura CHOUNLAMOUNTRI — Technicien, CNRS
  • Sterenn CLOSS — Technicien, CNRS
  • Kassandre COMBET — Doctorante, CNRS
  • Priscille DE GEA — Doctorante, CNRS
  • Virginie DESESTRET — PUPH, CNRS
  • Le Duy DO — Chercheur, CNRS
  • Fabrice FAURE — IE, CNRS
  • Bastien JOUBERT — Chercheur, CNRS
  • Mathilde MILLOT — Chercheur, CNRS
  • Claire MEISSEREL — Chercheur, INSERM
  • Christian MORITZ — Chercheur, CNRS
  • Olivier PASCUAL — Chercheur, INSERM
  • Veronique PELLIER-MONIN — MCU, UCBL
  • Géraldine PICARD — Chercheur, HCL
  • Elise PETER — Chercheur, UCBL
  • Antonio FARINA — Chercheur, HCL
  • Macarena GARCIA — Chercheur, INSERM
  • Anne-Laurie PINTO — Chercheur, HCL
  • Mélisse ROBERT — Doctorante, HCL
  • Veronique ROGEMOND — Chercheur, HCL
  • Yannick THOLANCE — MCU-PH, UCBL
  • Marine VILLARD — Chercheur, HCL
  • Clementine VINCENT — Post-doctorante, INSERM
  • Valentin WUCHER — Post-doctorant, UCBL