Institute Marseille Rare Diseases

Aix-Marseille Université Institute for Research and Education
MarMaRa – Institut Marseille Maladies Rares
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Topics: Patient Support Groups, Mediterranean Rim, Inheritance, Common Diseases, Rare Diseases, Therapy
Disciplinary Fields: Genetics, Genomics, Cell Biology, Structural Biology, Systems Biology, Mechanisms, Physiopathology, Neuroendocrinology, Bioinformatics, Modeling, Bio Engineering, Therapy, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Anthropology of Living Things, Ethics, Health Law, Mathematics, Physics, Optics
Summary: Rare diseases (less than 5 in 10 000 people affected) are at a level of 7 000 to 8 000, of which 80% with a genetic etiology. Recognized as a public health priority by the French government since 2005, rare diseases affect about 3 million individuals in France. However, despite recent successes in diagnosis, care or therapeutic development, 50% of patients are still without any molecular diagnosis and effective treatment exists for only 5% of cases. The objective of the MarMaRa institute is to gather research laboratories, medical teams, educational teams and industrial partners around cross-cutting actions to develop cutting-edge research for the benefit of patients.
Institut Interlocutors:
– Director: Thierry Brue (MMG, UMR 1251)
– Deputy Director for Education: Denis Puthier (TAGC, UMR U 1090)
– Deputy Director for Research: Frédérique Magdinier (MMG, UMR 1251)
Research Units:
ADES – Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle, Droit, Éthique & Santé
CEReSS – Centre d’Études et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de Vie
FRESNEL – Institut Fresnel
IBDM – Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille
I2M – Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille
INMED – Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée
IRPHE – Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Équilibre
LMA – Laboratoire de Mécanique et d’Acoustique
LP3 – Lasers, Plasmas et Procédés Photoniques
MMG – Marseille Medical Genetics
TAGC – Theories and Approaches of Genomic Complexity
Faculties:
SMPM – Faculty of Medical and Paramedical Sciences
FDS – Faculty of Science
Doctoral Schools:
Engineering Sciences (ED 353)
Life and Health Sciences (ED 62)
Mathematics and Informatics (ED 184)
Physics and Matter Sciences (ED 352)
Photography credits: Photo by JJ Ying on Unsplash
For more information: MarMaRa on Aix-Marseille University website