Every year, three young researchers with relevant projects concerning food in its three dimensions – biological, social and human –receive a science grant of 20,000 euros. These grants will be awarded by a panel made up of a Committee of experts from the Foundation, plus five scientists who have been sitting on the committee for three years.
The 2008 winners
Elodie Harmel | 24
Master’s in Integrative and Molecular Biology, specialising in Nutrition
University of Versailles, Saint Quentin en Yvelines
Research project: "Explaining more clearly the link between insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) and hypertriglyceridemia which increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases".
Marie Lagouge | 28
PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Ecole Doctorale des Sciences de la vie et de la santé (Doctorate school of Life and Health Sciences), University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg
Research project: “The role of Sirt1 in combating obesity and the associated metabolic pathologies”.
Magali Leroy | 28
PhD, Boston University Medical School, USA; University of Paris sud France
Research project: “Improving knowledge about the role of bacteria in maturing innate immunity and helping to develop strategies to better control pathogenic germs”.
Nolwenn Regnault | 28
Master’s: Methodology and Statistics in Biomedical Research
University Paris XI.
Research project: “Factors linked to maternal glycaemia during pregnancy and the effect of anomalies in carbohydrate metabolism on prenatal growth and on precocious postnatal growth”: