Lucile FIGUERES, MD, PhD UCL London Epithelial Group Education background: After nephrology training in Nantes University Hospital (completed 2013), Lucile Figueres undertook a PhD in Cordeliers Research Center, Paris (supervised by Dr. Pascal Houillier) exploring claudins function in the thick ascending limb of the kidney (2013-2017). Work experience: Lucile Figueres is currently working as a post-doctoral research fellow in University College London (supervised by Dr. Joanne Marks) investigating phosphate physiology. Current research interests: In late 2021, Lucile Figueres will pursue her work as a nephrologist in Nantes University Hospital where she will specialize in the field of phosphocalcic related diseases and nephrogenetic. Award Received: Lucile Figueres received the “Prix Jeunes Chercheurs” award from the « Fondation du Rein » (2018)