Governance

1. Leadership

The unit is led by a management team comprising:

• Laurent Dubuquoy,
• David Launay,
• Virginie Chameroy.

This team oversees the unit's scientific, strategic, and administrative direction.

2. Scientific Organization

Research activities are structured around four WorkPackages (WPs):

• WP1: Environmental contributions to mucosal homeostasis and susceptibility to chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.
• WP2: Epithelial integrity: from pathological regeneration to the restoration of homeostasis.
• WP3: From chronic inflammation to fibrosis.
• WP4: Diagnostic and therapeutic innovation targeting inflammation.

These four WorkPackages constitute the unit's main scietifinc focus areas.

3. Governance

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee manages the unit's operations.

It comprises:

• Director: Laurent Dubuquoy
• Deputy Director: David Launay
• Deputy Director: Virginie Chameroy
• Financial Coordinator: Périne Duriez
• Coordinators of the four WorkPackages:
  • Delphine Ley
  • Cécile Vignal
  • Benjamin Bertin,
  • Cyril Sobolewski
  • Guillaume Lefevre
  • Bertrand Meresse
  • Corentin Bédart
  • Natascha Leleu
• Research Support Staff Representatives:
  • Amélie Barczyk
  • Marie Delbeke
  • Arnaud Dendooven
  • Solange Vivier
  • Léonie Vandombe
  • Christophe Waxin
• Prevention Assistant:
  • Rodolphe Carpentier
• Student Representative...
  • Clément Chauvet
  • Suzie Loison

Laboratory Council

The Laboratory Council brings together representatives from the various staff categories: :

• Meembers of the Steering Committee.
• Elected staff representatives.
  • Representatives of researchers and faculty members.
  • Representatives of engineers and technical staff.
  • Representative of non-permanent staff.
  • Representative of doctoral students.

It participates in decisions concerning the life and organization of the unit.

General Assembly

The General Assembly gathers all the members of INFINITE

It constitutes a space for information, presentation of activities and collective exchanges..

Institutional Committee

The Institutional Committee comprises:

• The unit management.
• Representatives of the supervisory institutions:
  • Inserm
  • Université de Lille
  • CHU de Lille

It ensures the link between the unit and its partner institutions.

Scientific Advisory Council (SAB)

The Scientific Council is composed of independent international experts::

• Kristin Allin (Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Thierry Besson (Rouen, France)
• Nadine Cerf-Bensussan (Paris, France)
• Christopher Denton (London, UK)
• Thierry Gustot (Brussels, Belgium)
• Gerhard Rogler (Zurich, Switzerland)

It evaluates the unit's scientific strategy and makes recommendations.

4. Administrative unit

The administrative unit is coordinated by:

• Virginie Chameroy

It handles the following functions:

• Financial management
• Human resources.

5. Support functions

Scientific Animation

Scientific animation is provided by representatives of the various WorkPackages and the administration.
In particular, it organizes seminars, scientific meetings and promotes exchanges between teams.

Internet Site

A dedicated team is responsible for:

• website management,
• its updating,
• and the unit's digital communication.

Prevention, Health and Safety

A working group bringing together Prevention Assistants coordinates actions relating to:

• laboratory safety,
• risk prevention,
• fire safety,
• chemical hazards,
• radiation protection,
• biological hazards,
• and the safety of clinical research.

Research Support Staff (RSS) Workging Group 

The RSS working group coordinates the Laboratory's technical and administrative support activities.

Coordination is handled by Marie Delbeke.