Schlumberger Foundation for Education and Research endowment awarded to an Institut Pasteur scientist

Every year, the Schlumberger Foundation for Education and Research awards a research endowment to 3 or 4 talented researchers to help them launch and consolidate their laboratory and lead independent research in the life sciences.

This year Camille Berthelot, head of the Comparative Functional Genomics five-year group (G5) was among the laureates.

This prestigious award recognizes Camille Berthelot for her novel approach to functional genomics, evolutionary modeling and bioengineering in a bid to understand how the uterus functions and evolves. In particular, the laboratory studies the evolution of menstruation, a reproductive trait which was acquired independently in primates, bats, and a rodent species. The team also explores how new evolutionary traits (such as menstruation) are connected to the emergence of new diseases and studies how menstrual fluid may be involved in the development of endometriosis.

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