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Guillaume Courbon, PhD

INSERM Researcher
LBTO
guillaume.courbon[@]inserm.fr
Academic interests

Bone loss, bone deformities and fractures are hallmarks of several chronic inflammatory diseases, including chronic kidney disease and chronic inflammatory joint disease. My primary research interest is to understand the physiopathological mechanisms by which bone & joint cells regulate systemic inflammation, anemia, and cardiovascular disorders in Bone & Osteoarticular diseases including Chronic Kidney Disease – Bone and Mineral Disorder (CKD-MBD) and chronic inflammatory rheumatisms such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

My lab investigates several physiological regulations of the mineral metabolism and the metal metabolism, with an emphasis on shared pathways in iron and phosphate regulation. Our translational studies usually integrate preclinical experiments with patient-based studies for a comprehensive overview of disease etiology and progression. My group is collaborating with several experts in Rheumatology, Nephrology, and Surgery in France and in the USA.

I am also an investigator in several clinical trials, and board in several preclinical and clinical research committees & medical societies.

Teaching

Medical School 2nd year and Masters specialties.

Licence 2nd year (L2): General Immunology (coordinator)

Master 1st year (M1): Metabolism and Nutrition. Molecular Biology, Advanced.

Master 2nd year (M2): Physiolopathology. Omics.

Background

Positions:

2016: PhD (LifeSciences): osteokinetics and immunokinetics interplay in arthritis

2017-2022: Northwestern University (Chicago, USA): Postdoctoral Fellow (NIH, AHA)

since 2023: Researcher (INSERM) in systems physiopathology, specialty: metabolism, mineral, inflammation

Awards:

2015: Young Researcher award, French Society of Bone and Mineralized Tissues

2019: President Award, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

2022: Gordon conference on phosphate biology and pathology

2023: invited speaker at the Kidney Week, American Society of Nephrology, USA

2024: Laureate of the National Academy of Medicine, LICHTWITZ prize