Comparative High Pressure Biology

Philippe Sébert, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Physiology in the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO, Université de Brest, France) where he teaches bioenergetics and physiology. He is the head of the team ORPHY-EA4324 (www.physioloqy-orphy.fr). He has collaborated with a large number of both national and international senior scientists. P. Sébert has presented over 20 invited lectures at international meetings, has published more than 100 research papers and has contributed to several books. His major interest is the effect of high hydrostatic pressure on fish energy metabolism, mainly the migrating eel.

PRESSURE AND CELL COMPONENTS
Protein Kinetics under High Pressure
Protein Folding and Aggregation under Pressure
Pressure and Heat Shock Proteins; Pressure Perturbation of Artificial and Natural Membranes
High Pressure and Food Conservation



PRESSURE AND CELL AND TISSUE FUNCTIONS
Pressure Effects on Cells
Pressure Sensing: Depth Sensors and Depth Usage
Pressure Effects on Mammalian Central Nervous System
Pressure and Osmoregulation; Muscle Function and High Hydrostatic Pressure
Pressure and Reactive Oxygen Species



PRESSURE AND LIVING ORGANISMS
Piezophilic Prokaryotes
Effects of the Deep Sea Environment on Invertebrates
Fish and Pressure
Pressure Tolerance in Diving Mammals and Birds



PRESSURE AND MAN
Introduction to the Effects of Pressure on Human Organisms and Other Mammals
Ventilatory and Circulatory Responses to Diving; Inert Gas Narcosis
The High Pressure Nervous Syndrome
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
High Hydrostatic Pressure and Cancer
Working Under Pressure