Invited by the Ladoux/Mège, Olivia Du Roure (Laboratoire PMMH ESPCI Paris PSL) will present an Institut Jacques Monod Seminar on the theme: Dynamics and mechanics of the cortex of living cells Abstract: The cell cortex is a contractile actin meshwork located below the plasma membrane, which determines cell shape and is instrumental for cell mechanics, migration and…

Invited by the Duharcourt lab, Nick Irwin (Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna BioCenter) will present an Institut Jacques Monod Seminar on the theme: Self-assembling viral histones unravel early nucleosome evolution   Abstract: The nucleosome is a defining feature of eukarytoes that plays a central role in the coordination and regulation of the genome. Accordingly, understanding the origin of the…

Microphysio24: From organoids to organs-on-chips The 2nd edition of the MicroPhysio conference on "Micro-physiological models: From organoids to organs-on-chip"  will take place at the CNRS center in Cargèse (www.iesc.univ-corse.fr) from September 23rd to September 27th, 2024. It is becoming increasingly clear that even the best in vivo models such as genetically-modified mouse models or orthotopic patient-derived xenografts cannot recapitulate the full complexity of human…