FEMMES & SCIENCES 2026 – SHE: Sciences · Heritage · Emergence
What does SHE stand for?
Sciences, Heritage, Emergence, three pillars at the core of this scientific day.
Initiated and organized by PhD students Sara Helis and Lea Daoud at the MOLTECH-Anjou and MINT laboratories, SHE highlights the scientific heritage built by women researchers, while giving strong visibility to the next generation of scientists shaping the future of research. The event showcases women’s contributions across chemistry, physics, materials science, and life sciences, and promotes dialogue at the interface of disciplines.
A central ambition of Femmes & Sciences: SHE is to support women scientists at key stages of their careers, PhD preparation, postdoctoral research, and early academic or industrial positions, by providing a platform to present their work, share experiences, and connect with the broader scientific community.
SHE - Program
Keynote speakers
Lucie Sancey - CNRS Research Director / Institute for Advanced Biosciences
"Shedding Light on Tumors: Fluorescent Probes in Cancer Surgery"
Lucie SANCEY is Director of Research of the French CRNS at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, in Grenoble, France. Her research activities focus on the development and evaluation of innovative compounds for cancer imaging and treatment. This includes the development of nano-agents for cancer diagnosis and therapy, in particular for BNCT, as well as new multimodal optical contrast agents and new imaging techniques for biological tissues including fluorophores for image-guided surgery.
Birgit Habenstein - CNRS Research Director / Institute of Chemistry and Biology of Membranes and Nano-objects Biosciences
"Seeing biomolecular self-assemblies through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy"
Birgit Habenstein is a CNRS Chemistry research director focusing her work on the application and development of solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy to reveal the mechanistic bases in biomolecular self-assemblies. With an independent funding, she joined the CNRS and the University of Bordeaux in 2014 to build her research team at the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of Membranes and Nano-objects, where she now leads the group of Multiscale Biophysics.
Claire de March - CNRS Researcher / Institute of Chemistry of the Natural Substances (ICSN)
"Smell under the microscope: the little-known role of olfactory receptors"
Claire DE MARCH is a CNRS researcher, where she explores the mysteries of olfaction, a common thread that has guided her career since its inception. After studying chemistry, she briefly worked in industry, an experience that enriched her vision of applied research. However, she chose to pursue a career in academia, devoting herself to the study of olfactory receptors through chemistry and biology. In 2023, her work was recognized with the Joliot-Curie Prize from the Ministry of Research and Higher Education and the Academy of Sciences, in recognition of her contributions to understanding the molecular mechanisms of smell.
Oral presentations
- Maria Maniadi – PhD student at MOLTECH-Anjou (University of Angers)
- Sara Helis – PhD student at MOLTECH-Anjou (University of Angers)
- Léa Daoud – PhD student at MINT Laboratory (University of Angers)
- Marie-Léa Lalanne – PhD student at CEISAM (Nantes University)
- Meenakshy Suresh – PhD student at MOLTECH-Anjou (University of Angers)
- Océane Baffroy – Postdoctoral researcher at CEISAM (Nantes University)
- Rita Aflak – PhD student at MOLTECH-Anjou (University of Angers)
- Nouran Zahran – PhD student at MINT Laboratory (University of Angers)
- Teodora Mocanu – Postdoctoral researcher at MOLTECH-Anjou (University of Angers)
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