September 10th, 2026
Amphithéâtre Buffon – Université Paris Cité
15 rue Hélène Brion – 75013 Paris
The next symposium of the Inserm FIBER (For Integrative Boost to Repair) network will be held on Thursday September 10th, 2026 in the Buffon amphitheatre (Université Paris Cité - Paris 13). The day will be structured around scientific presentations on the various aspects of research on fibrosis that the network wishes to address. A keynote lecture will be given by Neil Henderson (Centre for Inflammation Research, Edinburgh) on Fibrosis: from integrative omics to clinical translation.
An interactive poster walk will provide the opportunity to showcase research or technologies applied to fibrosis and encourage collaboration.
Call for Posters:
The call for Posters is open to all the scientific community. The best Poster presented by a young scientist or engineer under 35 years old will be awarded.
Applicants are invited to submit an abstract (English language, max 400 words) by July 6th. Applicants will be informed of their selection in mid-July.
>>>>>>>>> To submit an Abstract (before July 6th)
This symposium is open to the scientific community interested in fibrosis research.
Registration is free of charge but mandatory.
The event will be held on-site only to encourage interaction and structure the Network.
>>>>>>>>> To registrate (before August 27th)
The organizing committee
Thomas Baumert, Nathalie Grivel, Christophe Guignabert, Geneviève Marcelin, Rachel Marion-Letellier, Pierre-Louis Tharaux
Program
9:15 Welcome coffee
9:45 - 10:00 – Introduction – Pierre-Louis Tharaux & Thomas Baumert, FIBER coordinators
Session 1 - From matrix dynamics to structural visualization
Chair: Geneviève Marcelin
10:00 - 10:30 Decoding the Matrisome Interactome: Structure, Interaction and Function Interplay - Sylvie Ricard-Blum, Villeurbanne
Session 2 - Communication within and beyond the fibrotic niches
Chair: Thomas Baumert
10:30 - 11:00 Small Packages, Big Impact: Extracellular Vesicles as Drivers and Biomarkers of Fibrotic Diseases - Olivier Burgy, Dijon
11:00 - 11:30 Patient-derived multicellular spheroids to study the microenvironment and fibrosis – Emilie Crouchet, Strasbourg
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break and Posters
12:00 - 12:45 Keynote Lecture: Fibrosis: from integrative omics to clinical translation - Neil Henderson, Centre for Inflammation Research, Edinburgh (UK)
12:45 - 12:55 European Calls - Cluster Health - David Vaudry, Inserm European Affairs Officer
12:55 - 14:30 Lunch & Posters
Session 3 - Organoids and innovative preclinical models
Chair: Rachel Marion-Letellier
14:30 - 15:00 Complex organoids as platforms to investigate epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in health and disease - Isabelle Dupin, Bordeaux
15:00 - 15:30 The mechanical interplay between matrix and human intestinal epithelium: from tissue remodeling to engineered models - Audrey Ferrand, Toulouse
Session 4 - Fibrosis across organs: specificities and common mechanisms
Chair: Christophe Guignabert
15:30 – 16:00 From Liver to Lung: Unraveling Mechanisms of Hepatopulmonary Vascular Disease - Laurent Savale, Paris-Saclay
16:00 - 16:30 Inflammation Meets Fibrosis: From Drivers to Therapeutic Targets - Georges Doumet Helou, Paris
16:30 - 17:15 Discussion & networking, discussions - Pierre-Louis Tharaux & Thomas Baumert, FIBER coordinators
17:15 – 17:30 Best Poster award and Conclusion - Pierre-Louis Tharaux