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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Jennifer Young
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Ladoux/Mege Lab\, Jennifer Young (Assistant Professor\, Biomedical Engineering Department\, Principal Investigator\, Mechanobiology Institute National University of Singapore) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nBiomaterial design for extracellular matrix mechanobiology \n  \nAbstract: \nExtracellular cues stemming from the matrix dictate a multitude of cellular functions\, from motility to stem cell differentiation. Yet\, the extracellular environment is inherently complex and thus hinders our understanding of specific matrix-based contributions to cellular behavior. Our work focuses specifically on the context of age-related matrix remodeling and engineering materials capable of recapitulating matrix properties in vitro at both the micro and nano length scales. This talk will highlight some of our material approaches to control cell-matrix interactions in the context of aging and mechanobiology. Our strategies ultimately aim to interrogate the cell-matrix interface using highly defined biomaterial systems that can inform future matrix-based treatment strategies. \nJennifer Young was trained as a biomedical engineer at the University of California\, San Diego (La Jolla\, CA\, USA). During her Ph.D. with Prof. Adam Engler\, she studied the role of mechanics in cardiac development and created a hydrogel system capable of mimicking dynamic tissue properties in vitro. Inspired by the role of extracellular matrix (ECM) in dictating cell behavior and fate\, she joined the Cellular Biophysics group of Prof. Joachim Spatz at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (Heidelberg\, Germany) to study how nanoscale ECM cues regulate cancer cell function. She established the Soft Nano-Biomaterials Lab in 2021 at the Mechanobiology Institute and Biomedical Engineering Department\, National University of Singapore where her work focuses on identifying and mimicking nano-to-microscale matrix properties and unraveling their contributions to cellular behavior.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-jennifer-young/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260217T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260217T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:Paris Postdoc Seminar - Maria Laura Rojas
DESCRIPTION:Maria Laura Rojas (Université Paris Cité\, INSERM U1151\, CNRS UMR8253\, Institut Necker Enfants Malades\, Paris\, France) will give the next Paris postdoc seminar on the theme : \nOrganelle Crosstalk and Mitochondrial Renewal in Metabolic Adaptation to Shear Stress \nAbstract: \nKidney epithelial cells play a central role in maintaining body water and electrolytes balance\, a function that critically depends on continuous urinary flow to maintain metabolic homeostasis and support kidney differentiation. \nData from our lab have shown that urinary flow activates the autophagic machinery in kidney epithelial cells\, promoting lipid droplets (LDs) catabolism and the transfer of free fatty acids to mitochondria. This process\, in turn\, promotes mitochondrial biogenesis and ATP production through oxidative phosphorylation. \nDespite these insights\, how mitochondrial remodeling and inter-organelle communication are coordinated during this metabolic transition remains poorly understood. Here\, we found that physiological fluid flow triggers mitochondrial membrane remodeling and turnover during shear stress adaptation\, suggesting that mitochondrial renewal is essential during metabolic shift.  During mitochondrial specialization\, inter-organelle crosstalk occurs\, particularly with LDs and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)\, where tethering and lipid transfer proteins regulate mitochondrial structure and function. \nIn this context\, we identify a transient stabilization of ER–LD-mitochondria contact sites at early stages of fluid flow\, required to mediate fatty acid transfer from LDs to mitochondria during shear stress\, highlighting the importance of early organelle membrane mobilization in enabling cellular metabolic adaptation to mechanical cues.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-postdoc-seminar-maria-laura-rojas/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260218T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260218T110000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
CREATED:20260209T140737Z
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SUMMARY:Cytoskeleton club
DESCRIPTION:The next cytoskeleton club meeting will take place on February 18th: \n\nWouter Kools ( PhD student\, Romet-Lemonne/ Jegou’s team\, IJM) will present ” Deciphering actin bundle formation induced by Myosin-X “\nLéa Mammri ( Ph D student/ Assistant Ingénieur\, Conduit’s team\, IJM ) will present ” Actin’s love for Microtubules: The Cryo-EM structure of the fly γ-TuRC “
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/cytoskeleton-club-12/?lang=en
LOCATION:Amphithéâtre de l’Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gene\, 6 rue Jean Clavin\, Paris
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260219T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260219T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
CREATED:20260209T144750Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar - SangYoun Park
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the  Courtier Lab\, SangYoun Park\, Soongsil University in Seoul\, will present a seminar on the theme: \nThe Insect Egg Glue Proteins of Human Lice\, Bed Bugs\, and Giant Toe-biters \nAbstract: \nSangYoun Park’s main tool of research is using X-ray to determine protein structures\, and he has also been working on identification and characterization of various insect egg glue proteins. So far\, he has worked on the egg glue protein of the human head/body louse (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36913-z)\, which have been extended to the analogs of the pubic louse\, chimpanzee louse\, and gorilla louse (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-24011-w). He has also looked into the egg glue proteins of the bed bug (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126004) and very recently of the aquatic water bugs (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2025.12.052).  \nThe seminar will take place in room 430B of the Institut Jacques Monod. \n 
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/seminar-sangyoun-park/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260220T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260220T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
CREATED:20260106T150255Z
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Vicki Metzis
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the  Ribes / Nedelec\, Dr Vicki Metzis\, head of the Development and Transcriptional Control Group\, MRC LMS\, Imperial\, will present the Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nFine-tuning gene expression to build the body plan \nAbstract: \nVicki Metzis is a developmental biologist investigating how cells establish and maintain their identity during development. Her lab studies how gene expression dynamics are regulated by cis-regulatory elements and their impact on the variety of cell types that emerge in the developing body plan. A central focus of this work is the transcription factor CDX2\, whose transient expression is essential for caudal body formation and Hox gene patterning. In this seminar\, Vicki will present the latest findings from the group revealing regulatory strategies constraining Cdx2\, and the broader impact of CDX factors on the developing body plan.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-vicki-metzis/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260224T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260224T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Erdem Karatekin
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Institut Jacques Monod\, Erdem Karatekin (Nanobiology Institute\, Yale University\, West Haven) will present an Institut Jacques Monod on the theme: \nHow cell membrane tension dynamics impact cellular processes from bacteria to B-cells \nAbstract: \nThe plasma membrane receives and responds to mechanical signals\, arising from cytoskeleton activity\, membrane trafficking\, and external forces such as shear flow in endothelia\, or mechanical stretch in tissues. Such pushing and pulling cause changes in plasma membrane tension\, which is important for development\, signaling\, immune response\, and axon branching\, among others. Mechanosensitive channels respond to local changes in membrane tension and transmit this mechanical information across the PM. But mechanical information is also transmitted within the plane of the cell membrane in the form of membrane tension and flow. This transmission can be long range\, and dynamically regulated. I will present examples we have studies across domains of life in which membrane tension and flow dynamics play a critical role: (1) membrane fission in bacteria\, (2) exo-endocytosis coupling in neurons and endocrine cells\, and (3) B-cell responses to antigen encounter. \nNIH Biosketch – pdf file
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-erdem-karatekin/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260227T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod seminar - Dr. Gautam Dey
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Raote lab\, Dr. Gautam Dey (Cell Biology and Biophysics\, European Molecular Biology Laboratory) will present a Institut Jacques Monod seminar on theme: \nEvolution and diversity of mitosis \nAbstract: \nDespite the fundamental role of cell division in the propagation of cellular life\, eukaryotes have evolved a diverse range of strategies to remodel and partition organelles and cellular contents in mitosis. What drives the evolution of mitotic mechanisms? Bridging lab and field expeditions\, we use a range of microbial model systems\, comparative genomics\, imaging and experimental evolution to probe mitotic diversity on short and long evolutionary timescales. I will present our recent work on the evolution of nuclear remodelling\, the centromere-kinetochore interface\, and spindle nucleation\, as well as our initial efforts towards generating a pan-eukaryotic mitotic atlas. \nBio : \nGautam is an evolutionary cell biologist and Group Leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). His research group investigates the evolution and diversity of mitosis and nuclear remodelling across eukaryotes using a combination of comparative cell biology\, experimental evolution and genomics in multiple microbial models. Gautam started his group at EMBL in early 2021\, after a postdoc at UCL with Buzz Baum. Gautam holds a PhD from Stanford University and a research MSc. from NCBS in Bangalore. Gautam is an ERC Investigator (2023-2028)\, an EMBO Young Investigator (2025-2028)\, a FEBS Excellence Fellow (2024-2026); a previous holder of a Marie-Sklodowska Curie postdoctoral fellowship (2017-2018) and a Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Science and Engineering (2009-2012).
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-dr-gautam-dey/?lang=en
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260302T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260302T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Catherine H. Freudenreich
DESCRIPTION:Invited par l’équipe Palancade\, Catherine H. Freudenreich (Professor of Biology\, School of Arts & Sciences\, Tufts University\, Medford\, MA\, USA) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nReplication and repair of structure-forming repeats: role of repositioning to the nuclear periphery \nAbstract: \nAll cells encounter replication barriers upon genome duplication and must overcome those barriers to survive. Many repeat sequences can form alternative DNA structures that interfere with replication and repair. This can lead to disease-causing repeat expansions. Alternatively\, breaks within structure-forming repeats cause chromosome deletions and rearrangements\, which are common in cancer cells undergoing replication stress. One strategy that cells use to overcome some types of replication barriers or difficult-to-repair lesions is repositioning to the nuclear periphery. I will describe research from my lab on how structure-forming DNA repeats are replicated and repaired and the role of relocation to the nuclear pore in these processes. Recent results on the mechanisms used to move damaged chromosomes to the nuclear pore and the role of this pathway in protecting genome instability will be covered.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-catherine-h-freudenreich-2/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260303T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260303T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
CREATED:20260223T110320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T110320Z
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SUMMARY:Paris Postdoc Seminar - Katie Pelletier
DESCRIPTION:Katie Pelletier (postdoc at the Institut de Biologie de l’École Normale Supérieure (IBENS)) will present a Paris Postdoc Seminar on the theme: \nChanging developmental signal has an effect on developmental bias: Wnt mutation modifies phenotypic co-variation patterns for cell fates in the nematode vulva \nAbstract: \nWhile mutation is mostly random at the DNA level\, realized co-variation between traits following random perturbation can be strongly biased along some directions of phenotypic space. Development is often invoked as an explanation as to why some combinations of trait values are more probable to co-occur than others. However\, studies that modify the accessible phenotypic space though a manipulation of development are lacking. We use variation in cell fate of nematode vulva precursor cells to ask if reduction of morphogen signal is sufficient to change the co-variation pattern of these cells. Previous work in the lab has demonstrated that in Caenorhabditis\, the most posterior cell\, P3.p\, is sensitive to random genetic perturbations while the fate of the next most anterior cell\, P4.p\, is not (Picao-Osorio et al 2025). Posteriorly expressed Wnt signal\, encoded by two genes\, egl-20 and cwn-1\, is important for promoting the divided cell fate in Pn.p cells in C. elegans. We reduced the Wnt signal dose using a cwn-1 deletion and assayed the accessible phenotypic space of this mutant. The large-effect cwn-1 mutation results in a shift in the phenotypically accessible space\, as P4.p becomes sensitive to random mutation\, in contrast to P3.p being sensitive in the wild-type line. This is a direct example of how changes to a developmental signal can modify the realized co-variation of traits following perturbations.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-postdoc-seminar-katie-pelletier/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260318T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260318T110000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:Cytoskeleton club
DESCRIPTION:The next cytoskeleton club meeting will take place on Vednesday\, 18th March \n\nEtienne Pinard\, (PhD student (Robin Team)\, CADMO – Cortical Actomyosin Dynamics in Development and Morphogenesis\, Institute for Biology Paris-Seine will present “Dynamics of cortical actomyosin and ATP availability in the C. elegans early embryo”\nNicolas Joly\, (Pintard team\, Institut Jacques Monod) will present “Molecular Mechanisms of Katanin Activation: Coupling Microtubule Binding to ATP Hydrolysis”
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/cytoskeleton-club-13/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260320T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260320T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
CREATED:20260210T105210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T110557Z
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Pablo Meyer Rojas
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Minc Lab\, Pablo Meyer Rojas\, Manager of Biological Analytics and Modeling group and Senior Research Scientist IBM Research USA\, will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nPre-training DNA language models to make them understand Biology \nAbstract: \nLarge language models (LLMs) trained on text demonstrated remarkable results on natural language processing (NLP) tasks. These models have been adapted to decipher the language of DNA\, where sequences of nucleotides act as “words” that encode genomic functions. However\, the human genome differs fundamentally from natural language\, as it lacks clearly defined words or a consistent grammar. DNA language models (DNALMs) such as EVO or DNABERT\, have achieved a high level of performance on genome-related biological tasks using DNA sequences as input.  Deep learning (DL) models trained for specific tasks such as Alpha-Genome or the ones developed through the DREAM crowdsourcing challenges often surpass DNALMs. However\, neither DNALMs nor DL models have explanations for how they encode the biological functions they are good at predicting. To address this problem\, we pre-train foundation models that effectively integrate sequence variations\, in particular Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)\, as they underlie important biological functions and disease. We show that integrating this and other biological knowledge into the pre-training of DNALMs brings better and interpretable performance of the models.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-pablo-meyer-rojas/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260323T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260323T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Erin L. Barnhart
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Konstantinides\, Erin L. Barnhart (Department of Biological Sciences\, Columbia University) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nOrganelle dynamics and neuronal form and function \nAbstract: \nNeurons are signal processors: individual units that receive\, process\, and transmit signals within a circuit. Neurons are also cells: dynamic\, self-organizing systems in which constituent elements (e.g. organelles) turn over on time scales substantially shorter than the lifetime of the neuron. In my group\, we aim to understand\, first\, how neurons maintain mitochondrial homeostasis; second\, how deficits in mitochondrial homeostasis affect neuronal form and function; and third\, how mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum tune specific neuronal computations in vivo. In this talk\, I will discuss our ongoing efforts to develop a comprehensive\, quantitative model linking mitochondrial homeostasis to neuronal morphology in Drosophila. I will also discuss how deficits in mitochondrial dynamics — motility\, fission\, and fusion — affect neuronal development\, as well as neuronal function in adult flies.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-erin-l-barnhart/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260328
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:2nd meeting of France-BioImaging Mechanobiology Working Group
DESCRIPTION:The second meeting of the FBI Mechanobiology WG will take place on the 26 and 27 of March 2026 at the Institut de Biologie Paris Seine and the Institut Jacques Monod in Paris. \nThe programme will include a seminar by Kate Miroshnikova (NIDDK/NIH\, Bethesda USA and Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine\, Münster\, Germany)\, presentations by participants and practical mechanobiology workshops (a choice of 4 workshops from a dozen: optical tweezers\, micro/nano-fabrication\, microfluidics\, AFM\, micropipette aspiration\, mechanical confinement\, force measurements\, etc…). \n\nPreliminary program:\nDay 1 – 26/03/2026\, Paris 5e (IBPS / Curie / IPGG) \n\nMorning : scientific presentations\, small group discussion\nAfternoon : 2 sessions of practical workshops on real set-ups in participating labs (Paris 5e)\n\nDay 2 – 27/03/2026\, Paris 13e (IJM / MSC / LIED) \n\nMorning : scientific presentations\, poster session\nAfternoon : 2 sessions of practical workshops on real set-ups in participating labs (Paris 13e)\n\n\nInfos & registration:\nRegistration is free\, but places are limited and priority will be given to contributors whose abstracts have been selected. \nRestration link : here
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/2nd-meeting-of-france-bioimaging-mechanobiology-working-group/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260407T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260407T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
CREATED:20260324T132642Z
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SUMMARY:Paris Postdoc seminar - Annapaola Angrisani
DESCRIPTION:Annapaola Angrisani (Institut Curie) will present a Paris Postdoc Seminar on the theme: \nUnderstanding Centromere Fragility : Replication Stress and DNA Damage Burden \nAbstract: \nThe centromere is a key chromosomal region required for accurate chromosome segregation. Despite its essential role\, the centromere is inherently fragile\, exhibiting a high susceptibility to replication stress and DNA damage that contributes to chromosome breakage and aneuploidy. This fragility stems from the repetitive DNA architecture of centromeric sequences and their unique chromatin environment\, which distinguish centromere replication dynamics from the rest of the genome. \nIn the seminar\, I will examine how replication stress—common in precancerous and cancer contexts—promotes centromere instability. \nMechanistically\, we show that the centromeric replisome operates under finely tuned and unique replication programs supported by specialized DNA replication and repair factors. \nI will also discuss the specific DNA lesions to which centromeres are particularly prone\, and how these lesions can potentially trigger centromere breakages and recombination events\, threating genomic integrity.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-postdoc-seminar-annapaola-angrisani/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260410T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Marianne Roca
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Konstantinides\, Marianne Roca (Postdoc in the Genetics of Behavior team\, Max-Planck-Institut für Neurobiologie des Verhaltens – caesar\, Bonn\, Allemagne) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nFrom avoidance to attack: Rewiring mechanosensation in nematodes \nAbstract: \nSensory systems are finely tuned biological mechanisms that allow organisms to detect and interpret critical environmental cues. Changes in these systems can reshape behaviour and drive evolutionary innovation. Unlike the strictly microbivorous Caenorhabditis elegans\, the nematode Pristionchus pacificus has evolved predatory behaviour towards other nematodes. This behavioural expansion provides a unique framework to investigate how sensory systems evolve and how they acquire novel functions. By integrating genetics\, neuronal imaging\, and comparative approaches\, this work examines how mechanosensory pathways have been co-opted to sustain efficient predation\, offering insight into how sensory circuits are repurposed during behavioural evolution
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-marianne-roca/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260414T110000
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - André Nussenzweig
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Prioleau Lab\, André Nussenzweig (Laboratory for Genome Integrity at the National Cancer Institute\, USA) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nGenome Stability in Post-Mitotic and Mitotic Cells  \nAbstract: \nAndre Nussenzweig is a NIH Distinguished Investigator and Chair of the Laboratory for Genome Integrity at the National Cancer Institute in the United States and a world wide expert in the study of genome stability and DNA damage repair. His scientific career is marked by multiple seminal contributions that have shaped our current thinking about DNA damage repair and how it can be harnessed for therapy. As a scientist initially trained in experimental atomic physics\, including a postdoctoral stint in Paris with Nobel Laureate Serge Haroch\, who then switched field to dedicate his independent research program in molecular biology\, Dr. Nussenzweig brings a unique perspective to identifying and solving complext biological problems. Dr. Nussenzweig’s impactful research has been recognized with more than 25 major awards and recognitions including membership in EMBO\, the National Academy of Medicine and that National Academy of Sciences.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-andre-nussenzweig/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260415T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260415T110000
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:Cytoskeleton club
DESCRIPTION:The next cytoskeleton club meeting will take place on Wednesday\, April 15th: \n\nAbir Elfarkouchi\, (PhD student\, P. Conduit team\, IJM) will present:  « Investigating the structural basis of Drosophila CM1 domain regulation in dividing cells ». \nKaabir Ali (PhD student\, Spassky/Delgehyr’s team\, IBENS) will present: «  Actin-based nuclear deformations control Multiciliated Ependymal Cell Differentiation » .
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/cytoskeleton-club-14/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Pasteur Auditorium François Jacob\, 28 rue du docteur roux\, Paris\, 75015\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
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SUMMARY:16th 3R meeting
DESCRIPTION:We are happy to announce the opening of registrations for the 16th edition of the French 3R meeting “Replication\, Recombination\, Repair”! \nThe meeting will take place from May 18 to 21\, 2026\, at the Belambra Club Presqu’île du Ponant\, La Grande Motte near Montpellier\, France. \nPlease visit the meeting website: https://www.2026.3r-meeting.fr/  \nRegistrations will be open from January 12\, to March 23\, 2026. \nDeadline for abstract submission : 2nd of March 2026 \nEarly bird registrations fees are proposed until 2nd of March 2026 as following (tax-free): \nPhD students and postdocs (shared accommodation): 400 € \nResearchers\, engineers\, permanent staff (shared accommodation): 480 € \nResearchers\, engineers\, permanent staff (single accommodation): 550 € \nSponsors and non-academic participants (without accommodation): 300 € \nSingle accommodation is available in limited numbers and will be allocated on a first-come\, first-served basis. Shared accommodation consists of two separate bedrooms and one bathroom. \nFull prices after the 2nd of March 2026 as following: \nPhD students and postdocs (shared accommodation): 480 € \nResearchers\, engineers\, permanent staff (shared accommodation): 560 € \nResearchers\, engineers\, permanent staff (single accommodation): 630 € \nSponsors and non-academic participants (without accommodation): 300 € \nPlease share this message with anyone who might be interested. \nWe hope to see you all at the meeting! \nThe organizing committee \n  \nFlyer
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/16th-3r-meeting/?lang=en
LOCATION:Presqu’île du Ponant\, France\, Rue Saint-Louis\,\, La Grande-Motte\, 34280\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTSTAMP:20260418T060120
CREATED:20260327T133451Z
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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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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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