OBERT PHILIPPE

Structure(s)

Laboratory or team

UPR 4278 LAPEC - Laboratory of Cardiovascular Experimental Physiology

Component and department

Department of Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities
Institute of Agrosciences, Environment and Health

Research topics

Cardiac function. Exercise and metabolic diseases. My research focuses on the study of endothelial and myocardial dysfunction and its modulation by chronic physical exercise in pathophysiological (axis 1) or physiological (axis 2) situations characterised by an increase in oxidative stress (firstly PAH, then heart failure and more recently cardiometabolic diseases, in line with the gradual thematic refocusing of the unit). Most of my work is carried out in the context of clinical research. I do, however, use animal experiments (in vivo and ex vivo approaches on isolated organs or cells) to develop a more detailed mechanistic approach by identifying the signalling pathways involved.

Biography

Biography :

• 1992: Doctorate, Biology of Physical Activity Laboratory (Pr. J. Coudert), Faculty of Medicine, University of Clermont-Ferrand I.
• 1993: Appointment as MCF, UFR STAPS, Université d'Orléans (responsible for the 2nd cycle university accreditation campaign (93/94); administrative and teaching responsibility for the STAPS bachelor's degree (94/96) then the master's degree (96/99), responsible for the international relations department (97/99).
• 1993-1999: co-founding member and deputy director (with Pr D Courteix) of the "Laboratoire de la Performance Motrice".
• 1997: Habilitation to supervise research.
• 1997-1999: Founding member and Chairman of the Association pour la Recherche en Physiologie de l'Exercice Musculaire (ARPEM, a non-profit-making association under the French law of 1901).
• 1996-1999: General Secretary of the Institut Sport et Santé Val de Loire (Chairman Dr P Pesquies).
• 1999: Appointment as PU, Faculty of Science, University of Avignon and Pays de Vaucluse.
• 1999-2004: Director of the STAPS Department: set up and structured the department, responsible for the bachelor's degree accreditation campaign (LMD system).
• 2000-2004: Founding member and director of the "Physiology of cardiovascular adaptations to exercise" laboratory (Emergente team).
• 2004-2007: JE2427 director: "Physiology of cardiovascular adaptations to exercise".
• 2008-2011: Director of EA4278: "Physiology and pathophysiology of cardiovascular adaptations to exercise".
• 2010- : Director of ED 536 Sciences and Agrosciences, University of Avignon and Pays de Vaucluse.

Professional experience : Honorary Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia (one month, March 2009, Center of Physical Activity Across the Life Span, Faculty of Health Sciences. Publications : Publications of P OBERT