Guillaume Canaud Understanding the role of cell proliferation in the processes of kidney deterioration and regeneration
Guillaume Canaud, a post-doctoral fellow in Professor Joseph Bonventre laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Renal Division, Harvard Medical School, Boston (United States)
- 2013 • Bettencourt Prize for Young Researchers
- 2019 • Don projet Comprendre les mécanismes qui sous-tendent le développement du syndrome de Cloves
The 2013 Young Researchers Bettencourt Prize was awarded to Guillaume Canaud for his research on kidney failure.
The laureate’s research topic
Acute renal failure is associated with high mortality and an increased risk of developing chronic renal failure. Guillaume Canaud seeks to identify the molecular pathways involved in cell cycle arrest following renal aggression. These new pathways present fresh therapeutic targets and hold out hope for curtailing the progress of chronic kidney disease.
Guillaume Canaud in a few words
PhD thesis: « Progression of chronic kidney disease: role of the AKT/mTORC pathway ». Université Paris Descartes, École doctorale Génétique cellule immunologie infectiologie développement, Hôpital Necker, Paris.
Post-doctoral project: « The role of cell proliferation in renal deterioration and regeneration ». Professor Joseph Bonventre‘s laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Renal Division, Harvard Medical School, Boston (United-States).
Ever since...
Doctor and researcher at the Institut Necker Enfants Malades (INEM), Guillaume Canaud is now a world leader in the study of overgrowth syndromes. In 2018, he and his team discovered a game-changing drug for the treatment of Cloves syndrome.
Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Cloves Syndrome
Bettencourt Prize for Young Researchers
Created in 1990, the Bettencourt Prize for Young Researchers is one of the first initiatives of the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller. Until 2021, this prize was awarded each year to 14 young doctors of science or doctors of medicine, to enable them to carry out their post-doctoral stay in the best foreign laboratories. 349 young researchers were distinguished. The prize endowment was €25,000.
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