On Tuesday, April 30th 2024, Richard Benton (Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausane) will present an Institut Jacques Monod Lecture (former“Monod-Diderot Lectures”) on the theme:
Fatal chemosensation, and how insects fight back
Abstract:
Insecticide resistance is a widespread challenge for the management of vectors transmitting pathogens and agricultural pests, requiring a better understanding of the genetic mechanisms…
On Friday, April 5th 2024, the Labex WHO AM I? invite Professor Matthias Peter (Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich) to present an Institut Jacques Monod Lecture (formely "Conférence Monod-Diderot") on the theme:
Protect and recycle: how cells regulate dormancy
Abstract:
Amyloids were long viewed as irreversible, pathological aggregates, often associated with neurodegenerative diseases. However, recent insights challenge this…
On January 19th 2024, the Monod-Diderot conference will welcome Matthieu Piel (Cell Biology and Cancer department, Institut Curie/CNRS, and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes) who will present:
Nuclear size and shape in proliferating and migrating cells
Abstract:
I will present our recent work on the cell nucleus in cells that grow during the cell division cycle or deform…
On December 8th 2023, the Conférences Monod-Diderot will welcome Erin Schuman (co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research) who will speak on the theme:
Local Neuronal Transcriptomes and Proteomes
Abstract:
The complex morphology of neurons, with synapses located 100’s of microns from the cell body, necessitates the localization of important cell biological machines and processes…
On December 8, 2023, the Conférence Monod-Diderot will welcome Erin Schuman (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research) who will speak on the theme:
Local Neuronal Transcriptomes and Proteomes
Abstract
"The complex morphology of neurons, with synapses located 100’s of microns from the cell body, necessitates the localization of important cell biological machines and processes within dendrites and…
On November 17, 2023, the Conférence Monod-Diderot will welcome Julian E. Sale (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge) who will speak on the theme:
Genomic determinants of mutation and epimutation
Abstract:
"The ability of certain DNA sequences to form secondary structures means that DNA itself can pose one of the most potent barriers to…
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…
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…
The first Monod-Diderot Lecture of the year will welcome Yves Barral (ETH Zürich) for a presentation entitled :
Mechanisms of microtubule specialization and its role in asymmetric cell division
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Barral Lab:
Cells are the basic unit of life and have acquired in evolution not only…
The Monod-Diderot Conference will host on Friday 10 June Bertrand SÉRAPHIN - Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC) CNRS/Inserm/Université de Strasbourg - who will give a seminar entitled :
Starting from the end: mechanism and regulation of mRNA decay
Abstract:
We are interested to unravel the mechanisms controlling eukaryotic gene expression at the…