The Research Center and the teams
The general management of the CIRI is ensured by :
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François-Loïc Cosset Director |
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François Vandenesch Deputy-Director |
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Nathalie Alazard-Dany General Administrator |
The CIRI staff members are about 275 including scientists, University teachers, clinicians, technicians, PhD and Master students and administrative agents. The center is organized in 20 funding teams and one « CIRI group », an emerging team supported by CIRI.
The research activity is runned in 6 buildings, 3 of them are located on the Gerland’s campus : the Inserm Tower, l’ENS de Lyon and Domilyon and 3 other buildings located at Laennec, Lyon Sud Hospital and La Doua campus.