Teams/Research groups

Respiratory infection & Immunity

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Name:

Pathophysiology of Lung Infections

Leaders:

  • Sandrine Henri
  • Mustapha Si-Tahar

Research axis :

Lung infections, Innate immunity, Immunometabolism, Inflammasome, Cell death, Antimicrobial strategies

Expertise / know-how:

– Animal models of viral (influenza A), bacterial (Streptococcus pneumoniae et Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and fungal (Aspergillus fumigatus) lung infections.

– Deciphering the immune molecular and cellular determinants of the host antimicrobial response.

– Development and study of new anti-infective strategies (microbial- and immune-based)

Location:

INSERM U1100, Research Center for Respiratory Pathologies, Faculty of medicine of Tours

Website:

http://www.cepr.inserm.univ-tours.fr