A professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Philippe Gillery leads the department of biology at the University Hospital Center of Reims and is also head of the Regional Conference of Health and Autonomy in Champagne-Ardenne. His chief research focus is on the relationship between extracellular matrix proteins and inflammatory cells, a field in which he examines the pathological effects of protein post-translational modifications in a wide variety of disorders. Philippe has spent over 25 years developing and standardizing assays for protein modifications and he has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles.