The Ectochip project
By 2030, endometrial cancer will be the fourth leading cause of cancer death among women. It therefore represents a major public health issue. ECTOCHIP is a transdisciplinary project combining clinical medicine, biology, and physics, and includes a strong science-and-society component.
The goal of these specialists is to create an experimental model of endometrial cancer—that is, to grow and assemble diseased cells on a laboratory bench just as they would in a patient—in order to test innovative treatments.
Project leaders:
Stéfan CATHELINE
Stefan Catheline is a physics researcher at INSERM and a specialist in waves within the human body.
Isabelle RAY-COQUART
Isabelle Ray-Coquart is an oncologist in the Department of Medical Oncology and the Institute of Clinical Sciences at the Centre Léon Bérard (Lyon), where she leads the “Evaluation of Medical Practices” research team. She is also a professor of medical oncology at Lyon 1 Université.
