Prof. Stéphane Avril
Professor of Biomechanics,
Mines Saint-Etienne,
Institut Mines Telecom,
France
Prof. Stéphane Avril
Professeur de Classe Exceptionnelle, Mines Saint-Etienne, Institut Mines Telecom in France
Prof. Avril is the director of SAINBIOSE, an INSERM endorsed laboratory with over 150 researchers. His team in SAINBIOSE are focused on cardiovascular dysfunction.
Prof. Avril has received many awards and distinctions including an ERC (European Research Council) consolidator grant in 2015, an ERC proof of concept grant in 2021, and an ERC Advanced grant in 2024.
Prof. Avril received his PhD in mechanical and civil engineering in 2002 at Mines Saint-Etienne, France. After positions at Arts et Métiers Paris Tech, France, and Loughborough University, UK, he returned to his alma mater in 2008. Stéphane Avril was a visiting professor at Yale University, USA, six times between 2014 and 2019, guest professor at TU Wien, Austria, between 2020 and 2022 and guest professor at TU Graz, Austria, between 2021 and 2022.