ELAN BioSPC Prize 2026 – Alberto IANNUZO, first laureate

A very strong first edition

Launched in 2026, the first edition of the ELAN BioSPC Prize received 22 applications from doctoral candidates who defended their thesis in 2025 within the doctoral school. This figure reflects the engagement and scientific excellence of the young generation trained at BioSPC.

A transparent evaluation process

The evaluation was conducted by a 10-member parity jury bringing together 5 BioSPC department directors and 5 doctoral representatives. Each dossier was scored individually against a grid of 9 weighted criteria covering scientific production, thesis quality and contribution, communications, teaching, scientific outreach, institutional engagement, mobility, distinctions and professional vision. The scores produced an intermediate ranking, followed by a final deliberation among the top 5 dossiers, which allowed the jury to designate the laureate by consensus.

The five 2026 finalists (alphabetical order)

– DUPONT Maud
– IANNUZO Alberto
– LE CICLE Charles
– ROYER Ludivine
– VADUVA Patricia

Congratulations to these five finalists whose dossiers were particularly noted.

2026 Laureate

The 2026 ELAN BioSPC Prize is awarded to Alberto IANNUZO, for his thesis “Deciphering the mechanisms responsible for the pathogenicity of CDC42 variants identified in autoinflammatory syndromes”, defended on 12 September 2025 at Institut Cochin (INSERM U1016, Cytoskeleton-dependent dynamics of immune responses, IMMUNO department), under the supervision of Jérôme DELON and co-supervision of Isabelle MEYTS.

Alberto IANNUZO will present his doctoral work in a 15-minute oral communication at the BioSPC Forum on 19 and 20 November 2026, where the prize will be officially presented.

The BioSPC Doctoral School warmly thanks all applicants and looks forward to the second edition in 2027.