On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the Monod-Diderot conferences will welcome in the François Jacob's room, Judith Frydman – (Department of Genetics and Biology at Stanford University) who will speak on the topic : Molecular Origami:  The TRiCky business of folding proteins in the cell Abstract: The eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC/CCT is a large hetero-oligomeric complex that plays an essential role assisting…

Invited by Nicolas Minc, Rut Carballido-Lopez (Micalis Institute, INRAE) will present an IJM seminar on the theme: Actin-like MreB proteins: from single molecules to cell morphogenesis Abstract: How cells control their shape is a long-standing question in cell biology. In bacteria, the external peptidoglycan cell wall -one of the most prominent targets for antibiotics- is the primary…

Invited by Roshan Kumar Vijendravarma (Courtier Lab), Stephen J. Simpson (Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia) will give a seminar on the theme: The protein paradox – resolving the roles of dietary protein in obesity, ageing and age-related disease Abstrat: Reducing protein intake (and that of key amino acids) extends lifespan, especially during mid-life and…

On Friday, June 9, 2023, the Monod-Diderot conferences will welcome in the Buffon amphitheatre, Denis Duboule - (Collège de France - Paris and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) - Lausanne) who will speak on the topic : Understanding the Hox timer using pseudo-embryos Denis Duboule is professor of genetics and genomics at the University of…

Invited by Sandra Duharcourt, Susana Coelho (Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen) will give an IJM Seminar on the theme: The secret life of brown algae Born in Portugal, Dissertation at the Marine Biological Association in the laboratory of Colin Brownlee (Plymouth, United Kingdom). As a postdoctoral fellow, she worked with Akira Peters and Mark Cock…

Virginie Courtier and Abderrahman Khila organize the International symposium " Integrating Evolutionary Genetics and Ecology" which will take place in Paris on 22-23 May 2023. Locations : 22 May 2023 : Collège de France - Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs - 11, place Marcelin-Berthelot 75005 Paris23 May 2023 : Institut Jacques Monod - Amphithéâtre Buffon - 15, rue…