Sylviane Muller, Emeritus CNRS Research Director within our Unit, Director of the “Institut du médicament de Strasbourg”, Professor at the University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS), where she holds the Chair of Therapeutic Immunology, and co-founder of two biotechnology companies, was officially inducted into the French Academy of Sciences during the ceremony welcoming newly elected members, held on June 2, 2026, beneath the Dome of the Institut de France.
This distinction recognizes her pioneering research on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the development of autoimmune diseases, as well as her contributions to the development of targeted therapeutic strategies for their treatment.
Together with her team, she discovered an immunomodulatory peptide that is currently undergoing advanced clinical trials. With more than 30 patents filed through the CNRS and over 400 scientific publications, Professor Sylviane Muller has also received numerous prestigious scientific honors, including the CNRS Silver Medal, the CNRS Innovation Medal, the L. Velluz Prize of the French Academy of Sciences, and the 2023 European Inventor Network Award.
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