The Department of Mining and Materials remembers passionate and inspiring contributor
Oph茅lie Gourgas (1991-2023) graduated with a PhD from the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at 91社区 in 2019. She was passionate about science and research and made significant contributions to understanding the process of cardiovascular calcification and the causes behind a rare form of congenital skeletal deformity.
While working as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Medicine at Shriners Hospital, Oph茅lie passed away after a brave fight against an aggressive breast cancer.
Despite the brevity of her scientific career, Oph茅lie succeeded at publishing four papers as first author and six papers as co-author in leading journals of materials science and biology. She received a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research for her postdoctoral research (manuscript under revision).
Her enthusiasm for science and intellectual curiosity was matched by the kindest heart 鈥� she always cared for others and would help anyone in need before they asked. During her final fight, she never showed signs of discouragement. She comforted those around her with her words, her calm, and her smile. She remains an inspiration to all who knew her and will be greatly missed.
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Le d茅partement de g茅nie des mines et des mat茅riaux se souvient d鈥檜ne collaboratrice passionn茅e et inspirante
Oph茅lie Gourgas (1991-2023) a obtenu son doctorat du d茅partement de g茅nie des mines et des mat茅riaux de l鈥橴niversit茅 91社区 en 2019. Passionn茅e de science et de recherche, elle a contribu茅 de fa莽on substantielle 脿 une meilleure compr茅hension du processus de calcification cardiovasculaire et des causes d鈥檜ne malformation squelettique cong茅nitale rare.
Oph茅lie est d茅c茅d茅e au terme d鈥檜ne lutte courageuse contre un violent cancer du sein alors qu鈥檈lle travaillait comme postdoctorante au d茅partement de m茅decine de l鈥檋么pital Shriners.
Bien que sa carri猫re scientifique ait 茅t茅 de courte dur茅e, Oph茅lie a n茅anmoins r茅ussi 脿 publier quatre articles en tant qu鈥檃uteure principale et six en tant que co-auteure dans des revues de premier plan en science des mat茅riaux et en biologie. Elle a aussi 茅t茅 r茅cipiendaire du Young Investigator Award de l鈥橝merican Society of Bone and Mineral Research pour ses recherches postdoctorales (manuscrit en cours de r茅vision).
Sa curiosit茅 intellectuelle et l鈥檈nthousiasme qu鈥檈lle portait 脿 la science 茅taient accompagn茅s d鈥檜n grand c艙ur : elle se souciait toujours d鈥檃utrui et apportait son soutien 脿 quiconque 茅tait dans le besoin. Tout au long de son dernier combat, elle n鈥檃 manifest茅 aucun signe de d茅couragement. Elle a r茅confort茅 ses proches par ses paroles, son calme et son sourire. Elle continuera 脿 inspirer tous ceux qui l鈥檕nt connue et elle nous manquera beaucoup.
Nous lan莽ons une 脿 la m茅moire d'Ophelie. Pour plus d鈥檌nformations, veuillez contacter l'茅quipe d鈥檃vancement de la facult茅.