16 GIGA 2021 Annual Report AWARDS/NEWS February 21 Arnaud Blomme obtains a Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship for his TransMetTOR project Arnaud Blomme is a post-doctoral researcher at the Cancer Signaling Laboratory (GIGA Stem Cells). This grant will allow him to continue his research on the role(s) of mTORC2 in mRNA translation and cellular metabolism, in the context of lung cancer development. March 21 Solène Dauby, Emilie Lommers and Pierre Maquet, laureates of a Charcot Foundation Prize This award will allow them to better understand the disease mechanisms in multiple sclerosis. The aim of their research is to use new, extremely high-performance imaging tools (7 tesla MRI, PET CT scanner) to better observe brain structures, gain a more detailed understanding of the changes induced by the disease and thus improve the therapeutic management of multiple sclerosis patients. April 21 Pierre Foidart gets a BAEF fellowship for a post-doctoral stay at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Pierre Foidart, who completed his doctorate in the Laboratory of Tumour and Developmental Biology (GIGA - Cancer) at ULiège, has been awarded a BAEF (Belgian American Education Foundation) grant. This one-year grant will allow him to continue his research at the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Harvard Medical School) on triple-negative breast cancer.
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