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Nancy Vibarel-Rebot is a Lecturer in the Department of Sports Science within the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at the University of Orléans, based at the STAPS Pole (Allée du Château, BP 6237, 45062 Orléans Cedex 2). Her research focuses on evidence-based exercise protocols for pathological populations, addressing critical gaps in clinical rehabilitation practices. Her primary research centers on hormonal and metabolic adaptations to chronic exercise in obese, post-bariatric surgery, and diabetic populations. She investigates how tailored exercise retraining programs can optimize physiological outcomes, challenging the current empirical approaches in clinical settings where standardized protocols remain undefined. This work bridges sports science with medical rehabilitation to transform exercise into a precise therapeutic tool. Dr. Vibarel-Rebot maintains intensive interdisciplinary collaborations with clinicians at Orléans Regional Hospital Center, including Sports Medicine (Dr. Amiot), Endocrinology (Dr. E. Mongeois), and Digestive and Endocrine Surgery (Drs. Piquard, Abou Mrad, Thebault), ensuring direct clinical translation of her research findings.

• Adapted Physical Activity
• Exercise Physiology
• Obesity Rehabilitation
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Cédric Moro is a Research Director at Inserm and leads the MetaDiab team at I2MC, Paul Sabatier University (UMR1297). His work focuses on molecular mechanisms of metabolic disorders, particularly insulin resistance, lipid droplet dysfunction, and inter-organ communication in obesity, aging, and type 2 diabetes. PhD (2005) and Habilitation (2012) in Pathophysiology, Paul Sabatier University Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (2005-2008) Research expertise spans: Metabolism Pathophysiology Obesity and Diabesity Exercise Physiology Inter-Organ Communication Multi-Omics Approaches Recent publications highlight discoveries in: GDF15 and exerkines in metabolic regulation Lipotoxicity and mitochondrial dysfunction Atrial natriuretic peptide signaling in diabetes Novel biomarkers for bariatric surgery outcomes GPCPD1-GPC pathway in aging metabolism Scientific recognition includes: Young Investigator Award, European Association for the Study of Obesity (2004) Auguste Loubatières Award, French Diabetes Society (2020) He mentors PhD students and collaborates with clinicians, researchers, and engineers in translational studies involving: Adipose and skeletal muscle tissue analysis Clinical trials on diet/exercise timing CRISPR/Cas9 transgenic models Murine phenotyping platforms

• Metabolism
• Pathophysiology
• Obesity
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Laurent Brunaud is a Professor at the University of Nancy, affiliated with the Brabois University Hospital. His primary research focuses on metabolic, endocrine, and obesity surgery, with significant contributions to understanding surgical outcomes and developing diagnostic tools using advanced technologies like mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. Primary Affiliation: Brabois University Hospital, University of Nancy Academic Rank: Professor His research spans multiple subfields including hyperparathyroidism , pancreatic surgery , adrenal oncology , and bariatric surgical outcomes . Recent publications highlight his work in creating surgical ontologies and improving diagnostic accuracy for metabolic disorders. Collaborations include work with the French Society of Endocrinology, AFCE, and EUROCRINE® registry. He currently co-supervises a thesis with Dr. Claire Nomine-Criqui.

• Endocrine Surgery
• Metabolic Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery
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