Christophe Guignabert, PhD, ATSF, FERS, joined Inserm in 2009 and is now Research Director (DR2; Full Professor of Molecular Biology & Physiology), expert in the molecular mechanisms underlying Pulmonary Hypertension – Christophe Guignabert is graduated from the University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) in France with a Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Cardiovascular Research.
Dr Guignabert is currently leading a Research Team entitled « Endothelial dysfunction & Therapeutic innovation in PAH » focusing on the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind the process of vascular remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension in order to identify and validate new therapeutic targets. In particular, his research is focused on how dysfunction in the BMP/TGF-β superfamily modulates the phenotypic heterogeneity of the pulmonary endothelium and on how pulmonary endothelial cells interact with their environment.
Scientific Focus: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – Pulmonary vascular remodeling – Endothelial dysfunction – Cell microenvironment – Pericyte – BMP/TGF – Endothelial cell – Growth factors – Animal models.
Specialities: Cellular and Molecular Biology - Physiology