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Every month, the Joseph-Fourier University Library hosts a workshop to promote scientific culture: “La science infuse.”
For this first workshop of 2026, Alexandre Bellier, Associate Professor at the University of Grenoble Alpes and Hospital Practitioner at the 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 an unprecedented glimpse into the anatomy of human organs. As a result of an international collaboration within the Human Organ Atlas project, hundreds of human organs have been explored using this imaging modality, which is unique in the world. By breaking down the barriers between macroscopic and microscopic views of organs—down to the cellular level—numerous medical research questions can now be addressed. The story began with the examination of lungs infected with COVID-19, continues today with efforts to understand cardiac and neurological disorders, and will continue tomorrow with a multiscale exploration of the entire human body.

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