Alexandre Escargueil holds a PhD in molecular and cellular biology. During his career, he carried out his research activities in France, England and Brazil. In 2008, he joined Sorbonne University (SU) and became full professor in Cancer Biology and Genetics in 2014. His work is focused on the interplay between cancer biology and therapeutics. Since 2012, he is member of the Strategic Guidance Council of the “Institut Universitaire de Cancérologie” (APHP-Sorbonne University) and became its education director in 2021. In 2015, he created the bachelor in Innovate Public Health Sciences and co-founded in 2020 the Biomedical Humanities Initiative. In 2023, he was nominated scientific co-Coordinator of the “Global approach to Health” program run at SU and in 2025, he joined the newly created Alliance Sorbonne University Global Health Institute as a member of its executive committee. Finally, since 2022, he is co-coordinating the French-Indian “Integrated Health” program gathering together SU and IIT Delhi.