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SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Camille Bagès
DESCRIPTION:Camille Bagès ( Romet-Lemonne/Jégou lab) will defend her PhD thesis: \nDefining and identifying the identities of single actin filaments \nThe defense will take place in English and the jury will be composed of: \n\nAnne-Cecile REYMANN\, Rapportrice\, IGBMC – Institut de génétique et de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire\, Université de Strasbourg\nMarie-Emilie TERRET\, Rapportrice\, Collège de France\, Université PSL\nLaetitia KURZAWA\, Examinatrice\, CEA – Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire de Grenoble\, Université Grenoble Alpes\nPekka LAPPALAINEN\, Examinateur\, University of Helsinki (remotely)\nHugo WIOLAND\, IJM\, Co-encadrant\nAntoine JÉGOU\, IJM\, Directeur de thèse
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-camille-bages/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261002T114500
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod seminar - Chloé Roffay
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Ribes/Nedelec\, Chloé Roffay (Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nUncovering the forces driving fate and form of amnion in human gastrula models \nAbstract: \nExtraembryonic tissues provide key molecular signals and mechanical support to the growing embryo. For instance\, the extraembryonic amnion\, which forms a fluid-filled sac surrounding the embryo\, was recently shown to trigger germ layer specification during gastrulation\, by secreting BMP ligands. Despite the key roles of extraembryonic tissues in embryo development\, little is still known regarding their molecular and biophysical programs\, particularly in human. Using a 2D stem cell-based model of human gastrulation\, termed gastruloid discs\, we found that amnion cells undergo a sharp columnar-to-squamous transition concomitantly with fate specification. Via biophysical modelling\, direct force measurements\, pharmacological and genetic perturbations\, we showed that this morphogenetic transition is amnion-intrinsic and it is driven by active wetting\, i.e. a transition from tensile to adhesion-dominated cellular states. Molecularly\, active wetting is implemented via a rewiring of cytoskeleton composition\, from actomyosin to keratin-based cytoskeletal networks\, akin to a bistable toggle-switch in gene regulatory networks. Strikingly\, blocking shape changes at the colony edge results both in defective cellular states in the amnion and impaired gastruloid disc morphogenesis within the embryonic compartment. Together\, our findings establish that a cytoskeletal toggle switch couples fate specification to tissue architecture in the human amnion and suggest an unexpectedly active mechanical role for extraembryonic tissues in shaping the embryo proper.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-chloe-roffay/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261006T114500
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SUMMARY:Paris Postdoc Seminar - Sophie Peron
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Institut Jacques Monod\, Sophie Peron ( Institut Imagine\, Team somatic mosaicism in neurodevelopment and disease\, Paris) will present a Paris Postdoc seminar on the theme: \nCoordination between cell cycle and differentiation in planarian stem cells \nAbstract: \nPlanarians have extensive regenerative abilities fuelled by a population of adult stem cells. Those cells also constantly proliferate and differentiate into dozens of different cell types to maintain tissue homeostasis. However\, how cell fate acquisition is coordinated with cell cycle progression remains poorly understood. We choose to address this question in Schmidtea mediterranea using single cell transcriptomics. We generated scRNA-seq datasets from cells enriched for 2C or 4C DNA content and from animals subjected to RNAi against the cell cycle regulators cdh1 and h2b. Our analyses show that progenitor populations across multiple lineages contain actively cycling cells and that lineage commitment occurs at different stages depending on the cell type. Comparative analyses reveal that Schmidtea possesses a simplified repertoire of canonical cell cycle regulators\, consistent with a central role for cdh1 in controlling cell cycle exit. Functional perturbation of cdh1 demonstrates that cell cycle exit is needed for differentiation but not for lineage specification. Together\, these findings provide new insights into how cell cycle regulation is coordinated with lineage commitment and differentiation in planarian stem cells.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-postdoc-seminar-sophie-peron/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261008
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010
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SUMMARY:Université Paris Cité - Tsinghua University : Minisymposium on Development\, Epigenetics and Cell Biology
DESCRIPTION:The Institut Jacques Monod and the Epigenetics and Cell Fate Centre are delighted to host a delegation from the School of Life Sciences\, Tsinghua University (Beijing\, China) on October 8th and 9th\, 2026. \nThe delegation will consist of the following faculty members: \n\nAinmeng MENG\, Professor of Developmental Biology – School of Life Sciences\, Tsinghua University\nDa MI\,  Associate Professor in Neurobiology – School of Life Sciences\, Tsinghua University\nQinghua TAO\, Professor – School of Life Sciences\, Tsinghua University\nHaifeng WANG\,  Associate Professor in Synthetic Biology\, School of Life Sciences\, Tsinghua University.\n\nOn this occasion\, we are organizing a Minisymposium on Development\, Epigenetics and Cell Biology. On October 8th\, several talks will take place in François Jacob room that you are welcome to attend. You can find here the final program.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/universite-paris-cite-tsinghua-university-minisymposium-on-development-epigenetics-and-cell-biology/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261014T093000
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SUMMARY:Cytoskeleton club
DESCRIPTION:The first Cytoskeleton club meeting of the 2026-2027 season will take place on Wednesday\, October 14th: \n\nManuel Thery ( IPGG\, ESPCI) will present “Uncoupling microtubules stability\, lifetime and post-translational modifications”\nHugo Lachuer (post-doc\, N. Borghi’s team\, IJM) will present “Intercellular adhesion  triggers a mechanical transition in the actin cortex”
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/cytoskeleton-club-17/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261024
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SUMMARY:International symposium - Division and Cycling Across Biological Scales
DESCRIPTION:The International symposium – Division and Cycling Across Biological Scales will take place on October 19th-23rd and will broadly cover various aspects of the cell cycle and cell division\, such as mitosis\, meiosis\, asymmetric cell division\, chromosome segregation\, DNA replication\, and cytokinesis\, using a range of model organisms\, each with specific technical advantages. \nSpeakers: \n\nAlexis Barr (Imperial College London)\nStefania Castagnetti (LBDV\, Villefranche)\nVincenzo Costanzo (IFOM\, Milan)\nMonica Gotta (Université de Genève)\nJean-René Huynh (CIRB\, Collège de France)\nJens Januschke (Dundee University)\nPeter Lenart (Max Planck Institute – Göttingen)\nJoao Matos (Max Perutz Institute – Vienna University)\nMarie-Hélène Verlhac (LBDV\, Villefranche)\nAude Dupré (Institut Jacques Monod)\nNicolas Minc (Institut Jacques Monod)\nLionel Pintard (Institut Jacques Monod)\nKatja Wassmann (Institut Jacques Monod)\n\nThis workshop is free with a mandatory registration open until October 15th : https://forms.gle/N8odsRkBvHCUYAwb6 
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/international-symposium-division-and-cycling-across-biological-scales/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261028T140000
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DTSTAMP:20260914T090416Z
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SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Inaara Kassamaly
DESCRIPTION:Inaara Kassamaly (Romet-Lemonne/Jégou lab) will defend her PhD thesis: \nDisassembly of young ADP·Pi actin filaments by cofilin\, studied using microfluidics \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\nRapportrices :\n\nJulie Plastino\, DR (Laboratoire de physique de l’ENS)\nFeng-Ching Tsai\, CRCN HDR (Institut Curie)\n\n\nExaminateurs :\n\nLoïc Le Goff\, DR (Institut Fresnel)\nRut Carballido-Lopez\, DR (Institut MICALIS)\nAlexandra Colin\, CRCN (LPCV CEA Grenoble)\n\n\nCo-directeurs de thèse (non votants) :\n\nGuillaume Romet-Lemonne\, DR (Institut Jacques Monod)\nAntoine Jégou\, DR (Institut Jacques Monod)
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-inaara-kassamaly/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261029T140000
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SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Wouter Kools
DESCRIPTION:Wouter Kools (Romet-Lemonne/Jégou lab) will defend his PhD thesis: \nThe interplay between the motor activity of myosin-X and the architecture and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton \n \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\nStefan DIEZ\, Full Professeur for BioNano Tools\, Dresden University of Technology\, B CUBE (Rapporteur)\nGregory GIANNONE\, Directeur de Recherche\, Université de Bordeaux\, CNRS\, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neurosciences (Rapporteur)\nPatricia BASSEREAU\, Directrice de Recherche\, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres\, CNRS\, Institut Curie (Examinatrice)\nAnne HOUDUSSE\, Directrice de Recherche\, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres et Sorbonne Université\, CNRS\, Institut Curie (Examinatrice)\nMyriam REFFAY\, Maîtresse de Conférences\, Université Paris Cité (Examinatrice)\n\n 
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-wouter-kools/?lang=en
LOCATION:Bâtiment Condorcet Amphithéâtre Pierre Gilles de Gennes\, 4 rue Elsa Morante\, Paris\, Sélectionner un État :\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118
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SUMMARY:Ctrl+Epi+Edit\, Engineering the Epigenome
DESCRIPTION:Epigenome editing is a rapidly emerging field that has the potential to revolutionise genomic medicine by offering new ways to precisely program gene expression and treat a range of diseases. Precision control of the epigenome and gene activity is further unlocking key mechanistic insights into a wide variety of molecular and cellular processes. The potential of epigenome editing technologies for both research and therapeutic applications has thus led to widespread excitement over the last five years\, in areas ranging from neurobiology\, to high-throughput (epi)genomics to agriculture. As the technologies continue to emerge and the epigenome editing field begins to coalesce\, we feel now is the time to bring interdisciplinary experts and leaders in the field together. This will enable\, for the first time\, epigenome editors and related disciplines to collectively discuss the technology\, its applications and ethics\, and the exciting scientific insights being generated. Such a symposium will help to accelerate progress in this field by facilitating collaborations between researchers and providing a platform for the dissemination of new discoveries and techniques. It will also help to raise broader awareness of this exciting emerging science and its potential to transform precision medicine. \n\n\n\n\nTime and Place\n\nThe meeting will take place from November 16-17  at Institut Jacques Monod in the heart of Paris\, France \nWe will have two half day sessions\, and a poster session over cocktails and light bites \n\n\n\nKey Dates\n\n\nAbstract Submission: October 1\, 2026 \nRegistration: November 9\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\nInvited Speakers\n\n🧬 Gabriella Ficz (QMUL\, UK) \n🧬 Charles Gersbach (Duke University\, USA) \n🧬 Jamie Hackett (EMBL Rome\, Italy) \n🧬 Jake Harris (Cambridge University\, UK) \n🧬 Angelo Lombardo (San Raffaele University\, Italy) \n🧬 Reini Luco (Institut Curie\, France) \n🧬 Mariane Rots (UMCG\, Netherlands) \n🧬 Edda Schulz (MPI Berlin\, Germany) \n🧬 Stefan Stricker (Helmholtz Munich\, Germany) \nMore speakers will be selected from abstracts! \nYou can find all the informations regarding the symposium\, the registration and abstract submission here  \nhttp://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/affiche.jpg
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/ctrlepiedit-engineering-the-epigenome/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125
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SUMMARY:Paris Cytoskeleton club 2026
DESCRIPTION:General information\n\nThe Paris Cytoskeleton Day is a scientific one-day symposium open to all types of cytoskeletal components and all types of approaches.\nThis year is the 6th edition. It will take place on Tuesday\, November 24\, 2026.\nThe meeting will be entirely in-person in Auditorium Buffon (Institut Jacques Monod\, Paris) \nDEADLINES\nRegistration and abstract submission are open : https://pcd2026.sciencesconf.org/ \nAbstract submission closes on 2 November\nRegistration (45 euros) closes on 16 November \nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS\nCharlotte Aumeier (Université de Genève\, CH)\nStefan Raunser (Max Planck Institute\, Dortmund\, DE) \nINVITED SPEAKERS\nAlexandre Baffet (Institut Curie\, Paris)\nRut Carballido-Lopez (INRAE\, Jouy-en-Josas)\nGuillaume Duménil (Institut Pasteur\, Paris)\nMagali Suzanne (Université de Toulouse) \nSHORT TALKS\nSeveral short presentations will be selected from abstracts. \nPOSTERS\nA poster session will take place during the day.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-cytoskeleton-club-2026/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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