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Every month, the Joseph-Fourier University Library hosts a workshop to promote scientific culture: Science Infuse.
For this first workshop of 2026, Alexandre Bellier, Senior Lecturer at Grenoble Alpes University and Hospital Practitioner at Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, will present the Human Organ Atlas project. 

In recent years, a new imaging technique based on next-generation radiation used at the European Synchrotron has provided unprecedented insight into the anatomy of human organs. As a result of international collaboration within the Human Organ Atlas project, hundreds of human organs have been explored using this imaging technique, which is unique in the world. By breaking down the barriers between macroscopy and microscopy of organs, down to the cellular level, many medical research questions can be addressed. The story began with the exploration of lungs infected with COVID-19, continues today with the study of cardiac and neurological pathologies, and will continue tomorrow with the multi-scale exploration of the entire human body.