Dr Laurence VICO
Dr Laurence VICO is a physiologist, Research Director at INSERM, working at Jean Monnet University in Saint-Etienne. She leads the SAINBIOSE Unit (INSERM U1059) which includes two teams, one working on cardiovascular diseases, the other on osteoarticular diseases. Her research themes on the skeletal system encompasses the understanding of the mechanical and metabolic deconditioning occurring in extreme (spaceflight and analogs) or disuse (osteoporosis, inactivity, nutrition disorders) conditions. Such (dys)adaptations encompass intertwined loops leading to bone loss, vascular changes, muscle shift and metabolic alterations. Another target is the effects of pharmaceutical or physical training strategies and their safe and efficient application to frail subjects. Laurence Vico has published more than 300 papers (citations > 8,000, H index 53) and is financially supported by the ANR, the European Agency or the Centre National des Études Spatiales.