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Dr. Yvette Taché, Ph.D.

Dr. Yvette Taché, Ph.D.

Distinguished Research Professor, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA.
Dr. Yvette Taché is a leading figure in the field of gastrointestinal research, with a career spanning over four decades. She began her academic journey with pre-doctoral training in Physiology at Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France, and earned her Ph.D. in Experimental Medicine from the University of Montreal under the mentorship of Dr. Hans Selye, the pioneer of the concept of biological stress.
Following her doctoral studies, Dr. Taché pursued postdoctoral training at the prestigious Salk Institute, where she was part of the team that identified corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), a critical component in the stress response. In 1982, she joined UCLA’s Department of Medicine, where she currently serves as a Distinguished Research Professor in the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases.
Dr. Taché’s groundbreaking research has significantly advanced the understanding of peptides and their receptors in the regulation of central and gastrointestinal mechanisms. Her work focuses on stress-related models of gut motor function alterations, visceral pain, and food intake in rodents, as well as the role of the vagus nerve in brain-gut interactions. Her research programs have been continuously funded by NIH grants and VA Merit Awards for the past 40 years.
With over 400 published articles and several edited books on peptides and brain-gut interactions, Dr. Taché’s contributions to the scientific community are extensive and highly regarded. She has received numerous awards, including the Research Scientist Award from the Functional Brain Gut Group, the Outstanding Women in Science Award from the American Gastroenterology Association, the Research Career Scientist Award, the Middleton Award from Veteran Affairs, the Research Mentor Award, and the Distinguished Scientist Award for Women in Neurogastroenterology from the American Neurogastroenterology Society. In recognition of her exceptional contributions to science, she was also honored with the Legion of Honor by the French government.
Dr. Taché has been an active member of various international and national granting agencies, including the NIH and VA, and has served on the boards of several scientific societies. Her work continues to influence and inspire the next generation of researchers in the field of neurogastroenterology.
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