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SUMMARY:Authorization to supervise research (HDR) defense - Hugo Wioland
DESCRIPTION:Hugo Wioland (Romet-Lemonne/Jégou Lab) will defend his Authorization to supervise research (HDR): \nActin biochemical and mechanical diversity \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\nNicolas Joly\, President\nLaurent Blanchoin\, Reviewer\nPeter Bieling\, Reviewer\nAurélie Bertin\, Examinator\nPatricia Bassereau\, Examinator
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/authorization-to-supervise-research-hdr-defense-hugo-wioland/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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SUMMARY:Cytoskeleton club
DESCRIPTION:The cytoskeleton club meeting will take place on Wednesday June 17th. \n\nLucas PRADEAU-PHELUT (PhD student\, S. Etienne-Manneville’s group\, Institut Pasteur) will present « Synemin–MARK2 interaction: a key regulator of cytoskeletal crosstalk during glioblastoma cell adhesion\, migration\, and invasion. »\nBhagyanath Suresh (Ph Student\, M. Thery’s group\, IPGG) will present “From morphogenesis to space partitioning”
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/cytoskeleton-club-16/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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SUMMARY:Thesis defense - Aurélie Masson
DESCRIPTION:Aurélie Masson (Prioleau Lab) will defend her PhD thesis: \nCartographie des sites fragiles communs potentiels dans les précurseurs neuronaux et étude de leur impact sur le développement du cortex cérébral \nThe jury will be composed of: \nPatricia KANNOUCHE\, DR\, Université Paris-Saclay\, Reviewer.\nPhilippe PASERO\, DR\, Université de Montpellier\, Reviewer.\nSara BIZZOTTO\, CR\, Université Paris Cité\, Examiner.\nStéphane KOUNDRIOUKOFF\, PU\, Université d’Orléans\, Examiner.\nJean-Charles CADORET\, PU\, Université Paris Cité\, Examiner.\nMarie-Noëlle PRIOLEAU\, DR\, Université Paris Cité\, Thesis supervisor.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/thesis-defense-aurelie-masson/?lang=en
LOCATION:Amphithéâtre Alan Turing – Bâtiment Sophie Germain\, 8 place Aurélie Nemours\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260626T114500
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Christian Schlieker
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Palancade Lab\, Christian Schlieker (Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry\, Yale University\, USA) will  present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nBiomolecular Condensates at the Nuclear Envelope: From Mechanism to Therapeutic Modulation \nChristian started his scientific training as an undergraduate at the University of Bonn in Germany\, with a research stay at the University of New South Wales in Sydney\, Australia. He then earned his Ph.D. in the laboratory of Dr. Bernd Bukau at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) of Heidelberg University\, where he used biochemical and biophysical approaches to uncover how Clp/HSP100 AAA+ ATPases counteract proteotoxic stress. \nChristian continued his training as an EMBO postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Hidde Ploegh at Harvard Medical School and the Whitehead Institute/MIT\, where he explored the ubiquitin–proteasome system and discovered a novel role for a ubiquitin-like modifier in RNA biology. \nChristian joined the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University in 2009\, where he is currently Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies\, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Cell Biology. He is a recipient of the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award and has served on the scientific advisory board of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation and reviewed for the NIH\, the Department of Defense\, the German Excellence Initiative\, ANR and the European Research Council\, among others. At Yale\, he has chaired the Committee on Majors for Yale College and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Yale Center for Molecular Discovery. Starting in July 2026\, he will chair the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. \nBrief synopsis \nWe explore how cells build and safeguard two the nuclear envelope and the endoplasmic reticulum. Our work focuses on how disruptions in membrane organization and phase separation drive the formation of aberrant condensates that are increasingly implicated in neurological disease. To tackle these questions\, we develop and apply new tools that allow us to probe and modulate these processes across scales\, from the dynamics of individual proteins and condensates to genome-wide functional screens. By integrating cell biology\, biochemistry\, and computational approaches with patient-derived and animal model systems\, we aim to uncover fundamental principles of cellular organization and translate these discoveries into novel therapeutic strategies for movement disorders and related conditions. \nWe recently developed a high-content platform and computational pipeline to screen modulators of nuclear condensates across chemical and genetic space. This effort identified novel players in nuclear condensates formation\, along with small molecules that modualte proteotoxic condensates. Application of the platform in a genome-wide CRISPR knockout screen revealed strong enrichment of candidate genes linked to primary microcephaly and related neurodevelopmental disorders\, pointing to condensate dysregulation as a shared molecular axis across disease. \nA complementary line of work asks how the nuclear pore complex itself contributes to protein quality control. Co-translational folding allows nascent proteins to begin folding as they are synthesized\, reducing the risk of aggregation and avoiding energy-intensive unfolding steps. We propose that karyopherins and flexible FG-nucleoporins not only safeguard the nuclear permeability barrier but also generate a supportive environment — a “folding phase” — that promotes correct folding of proteins entering the nucleus. This perspective offers new insight into how disruptions in nuclear transport and protein quality control may contribute to neurological disease. Together\, these efforts may inform biotechnological advances in protein stability and targeted therapeutics for diseases of disrupted folding. \nSelected publications \n\nProphet SM\, Rampello AJ\, Niescier RF\, Gentile JE\, Mallik S\, Koleske AJ\, Schlieker C: Atypical nuclear envelope condensates linked to neurological disorders reveal nucleoporin-directed chaperone activities. Nat Cell Biol 2022\, 24:1630–1641.\nPoch D\, Mukherjee C\, Mallik S\, Todorow V\, Kuiper EFE\, Dhingra N\, Surovtseva YV\, Schlieker C: Integrative Chemical Genetics Platform Identifies Condensate Modulators Linked to Neurological Disorders. bioRxiv 2025\, doi:10.1101/2025.06.07.658469.\nRampello AJ\, Laudermilch E\, Vishnoi N\, Prophet SM\, Shao L\, Zhao C\, Lusk CP\, Schlieker C: Torsin ATPase deficiency leads to defects in nuclear pore biogenesis and sequestration of MLF2. J Cell Biol 2020\, 219:e201910185.\nMallik S\, Poch D\, Burick S\, Schlieker C: Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2024\, 90:102407.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-christian-schlieker/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod lecture - Jordan Raff
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Institut Jacques Monod\, Prof Jordan Raff\, (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology\, University of Oxford) will present an Institut Jacques Monod lecture: \nHow do cells build complicated organelles? \nAbstract: \nA key feature of all living things is their ability to assemble complicated structures using dilute building blocks present in the cell. How cells achieve this remarkable feat of bioengineering is largely unknown. Centrosomes are major microtubule (MT) organising centres and important signalling hubs in many cells. They are an excellent model for studying organelle biogenesis as they comprise 10s-100s of copies of several hundred different types of protein yet\, like the DNA\, they precisely duplicate once per cell cycle. We have recently reconstituted centrosome duplication on synthetic beads programmed to recruit core centrosome assembly proteins when injected into Drosophila embryos. These beads generate structures that appear to be functionally indistinguishable from centrosomes: they recruit centriole/centrosome proteins\, organise MTs and proceed through multiple rounds of high-fidelity duplication\, all in synchrony with the endogenous centrosomes. The beads function as seeds that recruit biogenesis-promoting proteins to stimulate the assembly of relatively simple scaffolds that direct centrosome self-assembly. This “Seed—Scaffold—Self-Assemble” mechanism may represent a general principle of organelle biogenesis\, explaining how simple molecular inputs can generate complex structures without the need to copy a pre-existing template.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-lecture-jordan-raff/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260706
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260707
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SUMMARY:DIF Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:Registration for DIF Day 2026 is now open! \nVisit the registration website to sign up: https://sites.google.com/view/dif2026/accueil_2026?authuser=0
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/dif-day-2026/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
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SUMMARY:Conférence Jacques Monod - The mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination
DESCRIPTION:The Conférence Jacques Monod ” The mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination” will take place from Monday\, September 21\, 2026toFriday\, September 25\, 2026 in Roscoff (Bretagne\, France). \n\n\n\n\nAbstracts submission deadline : Tuesday\, May 5\, 2026\n\n\nDeadline for payment of registration fees : July 2\, 2026\n\n\nDeadline for return of completed forms : July 2\, 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration and abstract submission website  \n\n\n\nBeyond mutations\, the genetic content of an organism is generally constant across cells throughout development. Programmed DNA elimination (PDE) – a process in which specific cell lineages lose DNA segments or whole chromosomes – represents is a striking deviation to this principle. \n\nPDE is widespread in eukaryotes and plays roles in a variety of cellular processes\, including gene silencing\, germline differentiation\, genome defence\, and non-Mendelian inheritance. It manifests in diverse biological contexts\, including the formation of germline-limited genomes\, meiotic elimination of parental chromosomes\, and sex determination via X-chromosome loss. \nIn recent years\, it has become increasingly clear that PDE occurs across a wide range of phylogenetic groups\, and involves diverse mechanisms.  These findings underscore the overlooked plasticity of genome integrity\, and reveal significant gaps in our understanding of why PDE has evolved repeatedly and is maintained across the Tree of Life. \nThis conference is designed to present the latest research on the mechanisms and evolution of PDE – from the molecular pathways that control genome stability and chromosome segregation\, to genomic conflicts and the long-term evolutionary consequences of PDE on population dynamics and species diversification. We also welcome researchers studying related phenomena\, such as meiotic drive\, B chromosomes\, and those that work on the mechanisms and regulation of genome stability\, chromosome segregation and germline development. \nThe meeting will address the following key topics: \n\n Mechanisms and regulation of genome stability and instability\nMechanisms of chromosome segregation and missegregation\nGenomic conflicts\nEvolutionary dynamics of programmed DNA elimination
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/conference-jacques-monod-the-mechanistic-and-evolutionary-basis-of-programmed-dna-elimination/?lang=en
LOCATION:Roscoff\, Roscoff\, France
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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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