{"id":10398,"date":"2025-12-18T11:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/?p=10398"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:22:57","slug":"alexandra-vallet-awarded-erc-grant-imt-recognised-for-excellence-in-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/alexandra-vallet-awarded-erc-grant-imt-recognised-for-excellence-in-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Vallet awarded ERC Grant: IMT recognised for excellence in research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, Alexandra Vallet, researcher at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mines-stetienne.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mines Saint-\u00c9tienne<\/a>, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for her project exploring how blood vessel pulsations in the brain influence the transport and elimination of neurotoxic proteins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This distinction once again reflects IMT\u2019s commitment to cutting-edge research serving society\u2019s needs and shaping major transformations together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High-level European recognition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A benchmark at European level, European Research Council (ERC) grants support exploratory research projects aimed at advancing fundamental knowledge. This funding is awarded solely on the basis of scientific excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alexandra Vallet takes the pulse of the brain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imtech.imt.fr\/2024\/12\/13\/alexandra-vallet-prend-le-pouls-du-cerveau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vallet_Alexandra_portrait.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4739 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vallet_Alexandra_portrait.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vallet_Alexandra_portrait-300x258.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vallet_Alexandra_portrait-768x660.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The fluid surrounding our brain oscillates in rhythm with our body\u2019s pulsations. Studying this dynamic offers a new perspective on the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases \u2014 and on how the mechanical properties and fluid\u2013structure interactions within the brain influence its health and ageing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imtech.imt.fr\/en\/2025\/04\/11\/alexandra-vallet-is-taking-the-brains-pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information on I&#8217;MTech<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new ERC Plus programme to support scientific ambition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The President of the ERC recently announced the creation of a new programme: <a href=\"https:\/\/erc.europa.eu\/news-events\/events\/webinar-new-erc-plus-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ERC Plus<\/a>. This scheme, open to researchers at all career stages with no age criteria, will be launched next summer. It will offer funding of up to \u20ac7 million over a period of four to seven years to support research projects with high potential impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Six ERC projects led by IMT since 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Since 2021, IMT has had six ERC laureates in key areas<\/strong> such as health, digital technology, artificial intelligence and industry. These distinctions reflect the excellence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/engageons-nous-ensemble\/produire-des-connaissances\/\">international recognition of IMT\u2019s scientific communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandra Vallet, researcher at Mines Saint-\u00c9tienne, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for her project exploring how blood vessel pulsations in the brain influence the transport and elimination of neurotoxic proteins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[220],"class_list":["post-10398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-recherche-innovation-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10399,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10398\/revisions\/10399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}