Editorial Board
Didier Attaix MSc of Biology and Biochemistry (University of Clermont-Ferrand); Research Associate (Post-Doctoral position) (Harvard Medical School)
Director, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France · France
Editorial leadership for Journal of Skeletal Muscle ISSN 2832-4048
Research interests
- Muscle Wasting Proteolysis Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Cathepsins
- Lysosomes Protein Synthesis Protein Turnover Signaling Pathways Sarcopenia
- Aging
Biography
Professional Experience:
Research
- 2016 - present: Research Director Class I, INRA, Human Nutrition Unit, ClermontFerrand, France
- 2003 - 2016: Research Director Class I, Proteolysis Group Leader, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), as above
- 1991 - 2003: Research Director Class II, Proteolysis Group Leader, INRA, as above.
- 1989 - 1990: Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard Medical School, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Boston, USA.
- 1984 - 1988: Research Associate, INRA, ClermontFerrand.
- 1979 - 1984: Research Assistant, INRA, as above.
Research Management:
- 1991 - 2016: Proteolysis Group Leader (6 scientists including a MD, 2 engineers, 1 technician, 2 PhD students).
- 2008 - present: Deputy Director of the Human Nutrition Research Center of Auvergne (110 full time scientists). In charge of scientific animation and meetings.
- 2006 - 2007: Director of the Human Nutrition Research Center of Auvergne.
- 2004 and 2005: Deputy Director of the Nutrition and Protein Metabolism Unit, INRA, ClermontFerrand, France.
Selected publications
- A muscle-specific MuRF1-E2 network requires stabilization of MuRF1-E2 complexes by telethonin, a newly identified substrate 2017
- Docosahexaenoic acid-supplementation prior to fasting prevents muscle atrophy in mice 2016
- Lower skeletal muscle capillarization in hypertensive elderly men 2016
- Proteolysis − A master regulator in health and disease 2016
- UBE2B is implicated in myofibrillar protein loss in catabolic C2C12 myotubes 2016
- UBE2D2 is not involved in MuRF1-dependent muscle wasting during hindlimb suspension 2016
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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This journal is guided by Didier Attaix (Director, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France) and a peer-review board of practising researchers. Open access, author-retained copyright (CC BY), and a clear editorial process.