Nathalie Rouach#
| Membership Number: | 7200 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2025 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/neuroglial-interactions-in-cerebral-physiology-and-pathologies |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-5574-888X |
| X: | @NathalieRouach |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-rouach-988b32a/?originalSubdomain=fr |
Present and Previous Positions
- Since 2022 French Government Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, University of Cambridge (UK) - Since 2019: Research Director 1st class, Inserm, College de France (France) - Since 2012: Group leader Team Neuroglial Interactions in Cerebral Physiology and Pathologies, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Inserm U1050/CNRS UMR7241 - College de France (France)
- 2019 (3 mths) and 2022 - 2024 (6 mths) Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge, Dpt Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology/Cavendish Laboratory
- 2015 - 2016 (1 yr) and 2017 (3 mths) Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge, Dpt Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- 2012 - 2018 Research Director 2nd class, Inserm, College de France (France)
- 2007 - 2011 Research scientist 1st class, Inserm, College de France (France)
- 2004 - 2007 Research scientist 2nd class, CNRS, College de France (France)
- 2002 - 2004 Postdoc, laboratory of R. Nicoll, University of California San Francisco (USA)
Fields of Scholarship
- Neuroglial interactions
- Astrocytes
- Memory
- Physiology
- Network activity
- Development
- Synaptic transmission and plasticity
- Brain disorders (epilepsy, intellectual disability, Fragile X)
Honours and Awards
- 2024 Grand Prize from the Sicard Foundation granted by the French Academy of Sciences (100 k€)
- 2024 Chair of Excellence in Biology-Health granted by the French National Research Agency (ANR) (2 M€)
- 2023 Research and Mentoring Award granted by the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) (14 k€)
- 2022 ERC Proof of Concept grant (150 k€)
- 2022 Rachel Ajzen and Leon Iagolnitzer Prize granted by the Medical Research Foundation (FRM) (20 k€)
- 2018 Research and Mentoring Award granted by Inserm (France) (14 k€)
- 2016 ERC Consolidator grant in Neurosciences and Neural Disorders (2 M€)
- 2014 Research and Mentoring Award granted by Inserm (France) (24 k€)
- 2012 Emergence Award and Silver Medal granted by the City of Paris (France) (300 k€)
- 2010 Scientific Excellence Award granted by Inserm (France) (14 k€)
- 2006 Career Development Award granted by the Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) (300 k$)
