One of the main InfectioTron goals is to significantly increase the spectrum and interdisciplinary potential of biological questions addressed in infectiology, pathogen’s transmission and pathogenesis, ranging from human, wild and lab vertebrates, arthropods and plants to tissues, cells and molecules.
InfectioTron’s technical and technological facilities are gathered on 3 campuses in Lyon (France): LyonTech-La Doua (Villeurbanne), Biodistrict Lyon-Gerland (Lyon) and VetAgro-Sup (Marcy l’Etoile). InfectioTron equipment will support the development of an integrated Global Health approach of infectious diseases affecting humans, animals and plants.
The concept of “One Health” is now recognized as a major approach to prevent and manage infectious diseases. The integration of complementary disciplines (inc. ecology, evolution, immunology and infectiology) is strongly required to develop efficient strategies to fight against (re)emerging diseases, vector-borne diseases or antimicrobial resistance.
EquipEx InfectioTron takes up this challenge by relying on 3 levers:
- the implementation of integrative tools
- an interdisciplinary scientific community
- a favorable socio-economic environment
Our ambition is to develop a research ecosystem with the ability to work simultaneously on various aspects of host-pathogen systems and to anticipate and respond swiftly to novel sanitary crises through improved diagnostic, development of preventive & curative methods, considering environmental, ecological and evolutionary issues.
InfectioTron Governing Bodies
InfectioTron is coordinated by Fabrice Vavre (LBBE), François-Loïc Cosset (CIRI), Fabienne Archer (IVPC) and Estelle Loukiadis (VetAgro Sup).
The EquipEx+ is coordinated by the Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University. InfectioTron governance includes four committees: i) an Executive Committee; ii) a Scientific Committee; iii) a Strateggic Committee and iv) a Technical Committee.
EquipEx InfectioTron 