Events

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Journées Francophones de Nutrition 2026
event From 04 Nov. 2026 to 06 Nov. 2026 Grand Palais, Lille

Francophone Nutrition Days - 2026

Veronique Ferchaud-Roucher (Researcher), Clair-Yves Boquien (Researcher), Garance Dalix (PhD student), Francisca Ngenda kabombo (PhD student) et Maeva Rebion (PhD student) will attend to the Francophone Nutrition Days (Journées Francophones de Nutrition (JFN)) at the Grand Palais in Lille from 4 to 6 november 2026.
Néfis Djélassi
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21 October 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

Welcome to Néfis Djélassi

Welcome to Néfis Djélassi who has joined our Research Unit as a PhD student since the 1st of October 2026. Néfis is graduaded from Nantes University. His thesis project deals with the therapeutic potential of bacterial extracellular vesicles used to modulate the gastro-intestinal and behavior disorders associated with autism in the neonatal period. Néfis is supervised par Odile Tresse in collaboration with Martial Caillaud from the UMR INSERM Tens.
Flavie Simon
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20 October 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

Welcome to Flavie Simon

Welcome to Flavie Simon who joined our Research Unit on industrial project. Flavie is graduated of the University of Toulouse, she holds a Master’s degree (M2) in Biotechnology, specializing in Microbiology, with a focus on Biotechnology and Microorganism Diagnostics. As part of her degree, she completed an internship investigating the effects of the supernatant and extracellular vesicles of health-promoting bacteria on the intestinal immune response. She joined the Unit as a Research Engineer in Microbiology under the supervision of Odile.
Agathe Debruille
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19 October 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

A new model for studying DOHaD at PhAN with the arrival of Agathe Debruille

Agathe Debruille holds a thesis in Veterinary Medicine and joined Phan in September 2026 to carry out her doctoral thesis. She is studying omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in breeding bitches and its impact on puppy development. The main objective is to is to determine whether puppies whose mothers were fed a supplemented diet experience less anxiety, have better cognitive abilities and are less prone to illness during the pre-weaning period (0–2 months). Agathe’s PhD thesis is co-supervised by Gwenola Le Dréan at PhAN and Blandine Lieubeau at IECN (INRAE-ONIRIS). Alongside her PhD, Agathe teaches a course on the nutrition of domestic carnivores at Oniris and carries out veterinary nutrition consultations at the CHUV.
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21 October 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

Welcome to Ninon Laulom

Ninon Laulom started her PhD on October 1st 2026 at the UMR PhAN, under the supervision of Valérie Amarger and Pieter Vancamp. Her project investigates the impact of amino acid deficiency during gestation and the preventive effect of nutritional supplementation on cell fate reprogramming in the fetal rat hypothalamus. She holds a Master's degree in Integrative Biology and Physiology, Neurosciences track from Sorbonne Université. She completed her M2 internship at the University of Copenhagen, where she studied the role of dorsal raphe nucleus serotonergic projections to the hypothalamus in zebrafish.
Francisca NGENDA KABOMBO is presenting her work at the EMBA 2026 congress.
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30 September 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

EMBA 2026 Congress - Francisca NGENDA KABOMBO

On September 25, 2026, Francisca NGENDA KABOMBO, Ph.D. student at the PhAN Joint Research Unit, presented her research at the annual EMBA (European Milk Bank Association) conference held in Milan (Italy). This was an opportunity to highlight the results of her surveys on breastfeeding practices in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This work is being conducted as part of the TSARA program, a partnership between research and training institutions in Africa and Europe (INRAE and CIRAD).
Effects of Paternal DHA Supplementation on Offspring Metabolism
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22 September 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

The unsuspected role of paternal diet before conception

For a long time, research in the field of DOHaD (Developmental Origins of Health and Disease) has focused primarily on the impact of maternal nutrition during pregnancy on offspring health. However, it is now known that the father’s nutritional status can also influence the health and metabolism of his offspring. In this context, this study investigated the effects of paternal supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid from the omega-3 family, which is generally associated with beneficial health effects.
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22 September 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

Paul Bobin’s work was recently recognized with the PhD Thesis Award from the French-speaking Society for DOHaD

Paul Bobin’s work was recently recognized with the PhD Thesis Award from the French-speaking Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) (https://www.sf-dohad.fr).
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event 17 September 2026 Webinar

AMICAL Webinar - The voice of the gut: when the vagus whispers, dopamine listens

The AMICAL research group is organizing a webinar on Thursday 17 September 2026, from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm, on the topic “The voice of the gut: when the vagus whispers, dopamine listens”, featuring Professor Giuseppe Gangarossa, University Professor at the Functional & Adaptive Biology Unit (BFA, UMR 8251 CNRS – Université Paris Cité).
Nils Giordano
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15 September 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

Welcome to Nils Giordano

Nils Giordano joined the PhAN Joint Research Unit in September 2026 as a contract researcher for a two-year term. A computational biologist, he specializes in modeling and analyzing cellular communities interacting with their environment. His previous work includes the analysis of large metagenomic and metatranscriptomic datasets (gut microbiota and marine microbiome), the modeling of metabolic interactions within microbial communities, and the modeling of subclonal evolution in hematologic cancers through multi-omic integration. Within the unit, his research focuses on the mechanisms that shape microbial communities during intestinal colonization in infants and young children, in relation to lifestyle, diet, and the environment.
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event From 06 Oct. 2026 to 08 Oct. 2026 Paris

FSEV meeting 2026

Several scientists from UMR-PhAN will attend the FSEV meeting, which is held every two years. The meeting will take place in Paris from October 6 to 8. The scientific program will cover all the rapidly evolving topics related to extracellular vesicles (EVs), including bacterial EVs. Renowned international guests will deliver keynote presentations, and sessions will be dedicated to European societies focused on EVs. Anaïs Halbert, a doctoral student, and Flavie Simon, an engineer, will present their latest research on the role of EVs from bacteria that are the first to colonize the gut microbiota of newborns. Program: https://fsev.eu/fsev-meeting-2026-paris-oct-6-8th/
2026 – European DOHaD Conference
event From 14 Sept. 2026 to 16 Sept. 2026 Munich, Germany

European DOHaD Conference

Several researchers and PhD students from UMR 1280 PhAN will participate in the European DOHaD Conference, to be held September 14–16, 2026, in Munich. This event brings together researchers to study how health in early life affects long-term diseases. They will present their work in the form of oral presentation or poster, which are listed below.
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07 September 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

New publication by Valentine Moullé

This study looked at how a mother's diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding may affect the health and development of her children. The research was conducted in rats. We focused on important healthy fats called omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA, along with the omega-6 fatty acid AA. These fats are important for the development of the brain and body.
event From 23 Sept. 2026 to 25 Sept. 2026 Paris

The Society of Neuroendocrinology's thematic conference, 2026

As a member of the SNE (Society of Neuroendocrinology)'s scientific counsil, Pieter Vancamp, a researcher at UMR PhAN, will be attending the SNE’s themed conference in Paris alongside Valérie Amarger and Patricia Parnet, researchers at UMR PhAN. During these two-day seminars, researchers will present the latest developments in neuroendocrinology to the society’s members.
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07 September 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

New publication by Valérie Amarger and Pieter Vancamp

This study examines the effect of a low-protein diet during pregnancy on the development of the rat foetal brain. The researchers demonstrated that this restriction altered the accessibility of certain regions of DNA in neuronal precursor cells in the hypothalamus, a region important for metabolism and appetite regulation. These findings suggest that maternal nutrition may influence gene regulation and, consequently, long-term metabolic health. However, further research is needed to understand these mechanisms and their relevance to humans.
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event 11 September 2026 Webinar

Different Perspectives Webinar - GLP-1 : beyond weight loss, different perpectives on Physiology, Clinical Practice, and Personalized Medecine

The coordinators of Major Scientific Objectives 1&2 in INRAE’s Human Nutrition Department : Karine Adel-Patient, Sergio Polakof, Stéphanie Chambaron, and Vincent Paillé, are organising a webinar featuring presentations by Chloé Amouyal, an endocrinologist and diabetologist, and Amélie Bonnefond, a research director. A dialogue between medicine and science to better understand the new dimensions of GLP-1 (Glucacon-Like Peptide-1), its agonists, and their metabolic, behavioral, and therapeutic effects.
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03 August 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

ICMI Congress

Emelyne Lécuyer, researcher at the PhAN research unit, was delighted to present the first findings of their project at ICMI 2026 Congress in Montreal, a leading international conference bringing together the mucosal immunology community.
Véronique Ferchaud-Roucher, researcher, et Garance Dalix, PhD student  (UMR 1280 PhAN)
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29 July 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

Chia seed enrichment in high-fat-high-sugar diet-induced obesity

Garance Dalix (phD student, Cifre, PANAM-UMR 1280 PhAN) and Véronique Ferchaud-Roucher, researcher (UMR 1280 PhAN) have just published a scientific article titled "Chia seed enrichment in high-fat-high-sugar diet-induced obesity: a strategy to increase DHA levels in maternal tissues and in fetal placenta and brain during pregnancy".
2026 – European DOHaD Conference
event From 14 Sept. 2026 to 16 Sept. 2026 Munich, Germany

Garance DALIX, recipient of the Young Researcher Travel Grant - 2026 - European DOHaD Conference

Garance DALIX, a second-year doctoral student, has been awarded the Young Researcher Travel Grant for the European DOHaD Conference, which will be held in Munich from September 14 to 16, 2026. She has also been selected to give an oral presentation on Monday, September 14. Congratulations, Garance !
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22 July 2026

By: UMR 1280 PhAN

Poster - FENS Forum 2026

Maëva Rebion, a second-year PhD student, presented her work as a poster at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) meeting, held in Barcelona from July 6 to 10, 2026. Her research focuses on the impact of indole derivatives from the gut microbiota on early neurodevelopment in mice.
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24 July 2026

By: équipe site web

off-site day PHAN on May 4, 2026

Every year, the PhAN team organizes a day-long event held off-site, known as an “off-site day.” It is a special opportunity for work and reflection on various topics
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