2021 USIAS Fellows selected

We are pleased to announce the 16 new USIAS Fellows selected in the 2021 call. Their projects cover a broad range of topics, including the role of poetry in medieval China, new ways of studying ice sheets with seismological technology, the role of immune cells in metabolic activity, breaking the barriers of studying super heavy elements, and the role of neural plasticity in the emergence of new species.

Additional support from the USIAS Chairs made it possible to fund 14 projects in all, including two joint projects with two awardees.

The new Fellows are (see full list including project titles):

• Dr. Marie Bizais-Lillig, Research Group on Oriental, Slavonic and Modern Greek Studies (GEO), University of Strasbourg, France   
• Professor Vladimir Dotsenko, Institute for Advanced Mathematical Research (IRMA), University of Strasbourg and CNRS, France   
• Professor Olaf Eisen, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz-Centre for Polar and Marine Research and University of Bremen, Germany
• Professor Benoît Gall, Hubert Curien Pluridisciplinary Institute (IPHC), University of Strasbourg and CNRS, France   
• Professor Angela Giangrande, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), University of Strasbourg, CNRS and Inserm, France (joint project with Dr. Mukherjee)
• Dr. Sylvain Hugel, Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience (INCI),  University of Strasbourg and CNRS, France   
• Dr. Mickaël Labbé, Research Centre for Contemporary German Philosophy (CREPHAC), University of Strasbourg, France   
• Dr. Isabelle Marc, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
• Dr. Christophe Michon, Laboratory of Molecular Innovation and Applications (LIMA), , University of Strasbourg and CNRS, France (joint project with Dr. Pham-Huu)
• Dr. Nacho Molina, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), University of Strasbourg, CNRS and Inserm, France   
• Dr. Tina Mukherjee, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, India (joint project with Prof. Giangrande)
• Professor Alexandru Oancea, Sorbonne University, Paris, France   
• Dr. Cuong Pham-Huu, Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), University of Strasbourg and CNRS, France (joint project with Dr. Michon)
  
• Professor Todd Reeser, University of Pittsburgh, USA
• Dr. Claude Sauter, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC), RNA Structure and Reactivity (ARN), University of Strasbourg and CNRS, France   
• Dr. Patrick Schultz, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), University of Strasbourg, CNRS and Inserm, France