Inserm : National institute for Health and Medical Research The Inserm is a publicly-owned scientific and technological establishment. (EPST) Supervised by both the French Ministry for Research and the Ministry for Health, the Inserm is dedicated to public health and through its research, contributes to a better understanding and improvement of the health of mankind. From fundamental biology to public health, the competencies of the Inserm cover all the areas in fundamental, medical, cognitive, clinical, applied and public health research, and must ensure the continuity of research in all of them. In each sphere of its activities, the Inserm upholds high-level qualitative and ethical requirements. Its mission is to improve the understanding of diseases and to shorten the deadlines so that patients, the medical world and its national and international partners can benefit from the results of its research. The Inserm actively transfers new knowledge to the economic and social actors who can transform it into products or services useful for health. Regional administrative contact: Christine Mazingue, Regional delegate for the Inserm Regional delegate administration 07 Faculty of Medicine, Place de Verdun, 59045 Lille cedex Tel.: +33 (0)3 20 29 86 70 Email: mazingue@lille.inserm.fr President of the Inserm Regional Advisory and Scientific Committee (CSCRI Normandy-Picardy): Jean-Philippe Salier, Research Director Tel.: +33 (0)2 35 14 84 59 Email: Jean-Philippe.Salier@univ-rouen.fr INSERM website