Invited by Cathy Jackson, Joel Dacks (Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada) will give a seminar entitled: Unsuspected components and ancient origins of the eukaryotic membrane-trafficking system   Biography I am currently an Honorary Professor in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, linked with the Centre for Life’s Origins and…

Invited by Nicolas Minc, Matteo Rauzi (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Nice, France) will give an IJM Seminar entitled: Composite morphogenesis: how can a tissue fold and extend at the same time During embryo development, epithelia can undergo different shape transformations. While these changes can be sequential, and thus driven by specific sequential cellular mechanisms,…

Invited by the Romet-Lemonne/Jégou Team, Grégory Giannone will give a seminar entitled : "Deciphering the spatiotemporal and mechanical regulation of integrin and actin regulators at the nanoscale" Giannone Lab: Cells have the ability to adjust their adhesive and cytoskeletal organizations according to changes in the biochemical and physical nature of their surroundings. In return, by adhering…

Invited by René-Marc Mège, Stéphane Vassilopoulos (Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institute of Myology, Centre of Research in Myology) will give an IJM Seminar entitled: Mechanosensitive clathrin platforms regulate YAP/TAZ signaling   Our lab works on the role of membrane trafficking mechanisms in physiology and their involvement in genetic diseases. The group is part of  the Institute of…

Invited by the Ladoux/Mège team, Prisca Liberali (Senior Group Leader, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research -FMI) will an IJM seminar entitled: Design principles of tissue organization   SELF-ORGANISATION DURING COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR Robust experimental model systems have recently been developed from adult or induced pluripotent stem cells that self-organise into organoid structures in vitro. In particular, intestinal organoids…