Leslie Grasset, a young researcher specialising in the epidemiology of ageing working in the PHARes team at the BPH, has been recruited as a Chargée de Recherche de Classe Normale at Inserm in the Specialised Scientific Commission 6.
We take this opportunity to look back at her career

After a PhD in epidemiology defended in 2017 on temporal trends in the incidence of dementia and their associated determinants, Leslie Grasset carried out a one-year post-doctorate in Dr Zeki Al Hazzouri’s team at the University of Miami, before returning to the BPH to continue as a post-doctoral fellow in 2019.

Part of his work focuses on possible approaches to preventing Alzheimer’s disease, for which he was awarded the Prix Jeune Chercheur 2023 “Spécial du Jury” by the Fondation Thérèse et René Planiol.

Leslie is developing a research programme aimed at studying modifiable risk factors for cognitive and cerebral pathological ageing and improving our understanding of their mechanisms of action.
She has received ANR funding to explore the impact of environmental and social exposures on dementia.

His recruitment strengthens the position of the BPH and the PHARes team in research on ageing and neurodegenerative diseases.
Her work will undoubtedly help to advance our understanding of the risk factors and prevention strategies for dementia, a major public health issue in the context of an ageing population.

leslie.grasset@u-bordeaux.fr