BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Institut Jacques Monod - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Institut Jacques Monod X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.ijm.fr/?lang=en X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Institut Jacques Monod REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260122T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260122T140000 DTSTAMP:20260115T154430Z CREATED:20260115T154430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T154430Z UID:31654-1769090400-1769090400@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Séminaire - Seema Grewal DESCRIPTION:Next week\, Seema Grewal\, Executive Editor of Journal of Cell Science will present the seminar: \nThe Future of Publishing \nAbstract: \nThe publishing landscape is constantly evolving\, being reshaped by new technologies\, open science movements and changing incentives in academia. This talk will delve behind the scenes of publishing at the Journal of Cell Science\, highlighting how to prepare an article and navigate the submission and peer review process. We will also explore emerging trends and challenges\, such as the rise of preprints\, experiments with peer review\, alternative publishing models and the use of AI\, as well as careers in the publishing industry. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/seminaire-seema-grewal/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bandeau-web-seminar-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260121T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260121T110000 DTSTAMP:20260106T132948Z CREATED:20260106T132948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T132948Z UID:31541-1768987800-1768993200@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Cytoskeleton Club DESCRIPTION:The next cytoskeleton club meeting will take place on January Wednesday 21st at the Pasteur Institute: \n\nShreyangi CHAKRABORTY (PhD student\, C. Janke’s team\, Institut Curie Orsay) présentera “The role of tubulin polyglutamylation in controlling the microtubule functions in healthy and degenerating neurons\nAmir KHOSRAVANIZADEH (post-doc\, N. Minc’s team\, IJM) présentera “Agent-based simulations of cytoplasm crowding and viscoelasticity. » URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/cytoskeleton-club-11/?lang=en ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260121-bandeau-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260122 DTSTAMP:20250919T131544Z CREATED:20250919T131218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T131544Z UID:29891-1768780800-1769039999@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Forces at Play: Emerging Themes in Mechanobiology – In Memoriam of Professor Michael P. Sheetz DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the upcoming international conference: \n« Forces at Play : Emerging Themes in Mechanobiology – In Memoriam of Professor Michael P. Sheetz »  \nwhich will take place from January 19th to January 21st 2026 at the Institut Jacques Monod\, Université Paris Cité\, Paris France. \nThis special event honors the legacy of Prof. Michael P. Sheetz\, a pioneer in the field of mechanobiology\, and will gather leading researchers\, students\, and innovators from around the world to explore the latest advances in cellular mechanics\, biophysics\, and related disciplines. \nPlease find the speaker list and the registrations informations on the website:  https://mikeinmemoriam.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en \nRegistrations are open until mid November. \nLe comité d’organisation : Nicolas Biais\, Nils Gauthier\, Benoit Ladoux\, Olivier Rossier URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/forces-at-play-emerging-themes-in-mechanobiology-in-memoriam-of-professor-michael-p-sheetz/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/web-image-bandeau-3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260115T190000 DTSTAMP:20260109T142850Z CREATED:20260109T142038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T142850Z UID:31640-1768492800-1768503600@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Move your science DESCRIPTION:MOVE YOUR SCIENCE dance conference \nThursday\, 15 January 2026 at 7 p.m. in the Buffon Hall\, Jacques Monod Institute.  \nSince September 2025\, eight doctoral students from Paris Cité University\, representing a range of disciplines\, have been working with choreographers Cosetta Graffione and Namiko Gahier-Ogawa\, as well as associate professor Mélina Heuzé\, to share their scientific projects with the general public. \nIn a dialogue between art and science\, the audience will be able to experience the scientific principles of their thesis work through dance sequences that bring out the poetry of the body.\nThis dance conference will be followed by a discussion with the audience over a drink. \nThis event is free of charge. \nInformation: https://sites.google.com/view/move-your-science/home URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/move-your-science/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Hall Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/web-image-bandeau-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251219T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251219T170000 DTSTAMP:20251128T163727Z CREATED:20251128T163727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T163727Z UID:31026-1766152800-1766163600@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Authorization to supervise research (HDR) defense - Gabriel Krasovec DESCRIPTION:Gabriel Krasovec ( Gazave Lab) will defense his Authorization to supervise research (HDR): \nFonctions et régulation de l’apoptose lors de la régénération postérieure de l’annélide Platynereis dumerilii \nThe jury will be composed a: \n\nMORGANE LOCKER\, Présidente du jury\, Université Paris-Saclay\nMICHAEL LANG\, Rapporteur du jury\, Université Paris-Saclay\nROMAIN LEVAYER\, Rapporteur du jury\, Institut Pasteur\nCHRISTINE RAMPON\, Membre du jury\, Université Paris Cité\nCHRISTINE VESQUE\, Membre du jury\, Sorbonne Université URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/authorization-to-supervise-research-hdr-defense-gabriel-krasovec/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/HDR-bandeau-Gabriel-Krasovec-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251217T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251217T110000 DTSTAMP:20251203T104405Z CREATED:20251203T104249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T104405Z UID:31110-1765962000-1765969200@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Cytoskeleton club DESCRIPTION:The next cytoskeleton club meeting will take place on Wednesday December 17th. \n\nLéa Mayeur\, PhD student \, Guillaume Montagna’s team\, Institut Gustave Roussy will present “The role of epigenetic modifications in the establishment of the mechanical memory”\nSylvain Brun\, MCU\, Antoine Guichet’s team\, Institut Jacques Monod will present “The fastest movements and the most extreme deformations of the cell nucleus are driven by microtubules in the model fungus Podospora anserina” URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/cytoskeleton-club-10/?lang=en LOCATION:Amphithéâtre de l’Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gene\, 6 rue Jean Clavin\, Paris ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251217-bandeau-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251212T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251212T130000 DTSTAMP:20251124T140610Z CREATED:20251124T140610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T140610Z UID:30788-1765539900-1765544400@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Mélanie Débiais-Thibaud  DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Gazave Lab\, Mélanie Débiais-Thibaud (Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier\, Université de Montpellier\, CNRS\, IRD\, 34090 Montpellier\, France) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nThe vertebrate skeleton through the eye of a cartilaginous fish \nAbstract: \nBone together with other mineralized tissues evolved early in the vertebrate lineage (more than 415 Myr ago)\, even before the evolution of jaws. Endochondral bone though has evolved as a general rule in the bony fish lineage only\, to which most model organisms for developmental biology belong (tetrapods or teleost fishes). In the cartilaginous fish lineage however\, bone is considered secondarily lost despite conspicuous mineralisation of the skeleton in the form of tessellated cartilage. Recently\, an integrative set of data has informed the developmental dynamics\, the cellular characteristics and the genetic actors of skeletal mineralisation in sharks and rays\, in particular through the study of a non-model organism\, the small spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. These data have highlighted several aspects of cartilaginous fish-specific evolutionary events\, including gene duplication\, diverged developmental processes and probably cell type identity. Despite prolonged independent evolution in the bony fish and cartilaginous fish lineages\, the comparative analysis of these data also helps identify an ancestral genetic toolkit\, still to be discussed regarding other mineralised tissues in extant jawed vertebrates. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-melanie-debiais-thibaud/?lang=en ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bandeau-web-seminar-Melanie-Debiais-Thibaud--scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251211T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251211T170000 DTSTAMP:20251128T173019Z CREATED:20251128T173019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T173019Z UID:31037-1765463400-1765472400@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Authorization to supervise research (HDR) - Pierre Kerner DESCRIPTION:Pierre Kerner ( Gazave Lab)  will defend his Authorization to supervise research (HDR): \nLe paysage régulatoire de la régénération \nLe jury sera composé de : \n\nMr Sébastien Bloyer\, PU\, UParis-Saclay\nMme Marie Manceau\, DR\, Collège de France\nMme Christine Rampon\, MCU HDR\, UPCité\nMme Mélanie Debiais-Thibaud\, PU\, UMontpellier\nMr Nicolas Dray\, CR HDR\, UPCité/Pasteur URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/authorization-to-supervise-research-hdr-pierre-kerner/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/HDR-bandeau-Pierre-Kerner-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251210T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251210T170000 DTSTAMP:20251124T145718Z CREATED:20251124T145718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T145718Z UID:30795-1765375200-1765386000@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Ludovic Mousseron DESCRIPTION:Ludovic Mousseron (Veitia Lab) will defend his PhD thesis: \nInteraction entre les voies de signalisation PKA et PKC et le facteur de transcription FOXL2 dans l’ovaire \nThe jury will be composed of:   \n\nIsabelle BEAU\, Chargée de recherche\, Faculté de Médecine\, Université Paris-Saclay\, Rapportrice\nEric PAILHOUX\, Directeur de recherche\, INRAE-BREED-DGP\, Université Paris-Saclay\, Rapporteur\nGabriel LIVERA\, Professeur\, Institut François Jacob\, Université Paris Cité\, Examinateur\nFrancis POULAT\, Chargé de recherche\, Institut de Génétique Humaine\, Université de Montpellier\, Examinateur\nAnne-Laure TODESCHINI\, Professeur\, Institut Jacques Monod\, Université Paris Cité\, Directrice de thèse\nReiner VEITIA\, Professeur\, Institut Jacques Monod\, Université Paris Cité\, Directeur de thèse URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-ludovic-mousseron/?lang=en ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/These-bandeau-Ludovic-Mousseron-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251205T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251205T170000 DTSTAMP:20251126T091451Z CREATED:20251126T091451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T091451Z UID:30923-1764943200-1764954000@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Futura Gattobigio DESCRIPTION:Futura Gattobigio ( Collignon Lab ) will defend her PhD defense: \nNODAL is required for blastocyst development in the mouse \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\nPierre OSTEIL\, MCF-HDR\, Université Clermont Auvergne – Rapporteur\nKathy NIAKAN\, Professor\, University of Cambridge – Rapporteuse\nAitana PEREA-GOMEZ\, CR-CNRS\, Université Côte d’Azur – Examinatrice\nJean-Léon MAîTRE\, DR-CNRS\, Université PSL – Examinateur\nJérôme COLLIGNON\, DR-INSERM\, Université Paris Cité – Directeur de thèse URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-futura-gattobigio/?lang=en ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/These-bandeau-Futura-Gattobigio-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251202T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251202T130000 DTSTAMP:20251124T133836Z CREATED:20251124T133836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T133836Z UID:30780-1764675900-1764680400@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Paris Postdoc Seminar - Nike Walther DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Institut Jacques Monod\, Nike Walther (Institut Curie) will present the Paris Postdoc Seminar: \n“Transcription factors in action during cell state transitions – quantitative insights from live-cell single-molecule imaging in intestinal organoid models” \nAbstract : Transcription factors in action during cell state transitions – quantitative insights from live-cell single-molecule imaging in intestinal organoid models\nTranscription factors (TFs) mediate gene expression changes during embryonic development and adult differentiation. They thus represent one regulatory level crucial for the generation and maintenance of healthy tissues. However\, it remains poorly understood how the biophysical properties and the dosage of TFs dynamically regulate cell state transitions. To address these questions in in vitro models of the rapidly renewing mammalian intestinal epithelium\, I established live-cell single-molecule tracking (SMT) and proximity-assisted photoactivation (PAPA)-SMT for dynamic protein interaction studies in multicellular intestinal organoids\, and I co-developed an automated SMT imaging and analysis pipeline to resolve cellular subpopulations in heterogenous differentiation models. In this talk I will present how these technological advances allowed me to determine lineage TF-mediated regulatory principles of intestinal differentiation based on context-dependent TF single-molecule dynamics. I will further outline the power of our automated live-cell SMT framework to generate testable hypotheses towards unraveling molecular mechanisms underlying tissue-level phenotypes. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-postdoc-seminar-nike-walther/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251202-Nike-Walther-web-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251128T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251128T170000 DTSTAMP:20251103T093839Z CREATED:20251103T090559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T093839Z UID:30422-1764338400-1764349200@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Anaïs Pillan DESCRIPTION:Anaïs Pillan (Pintard Lab) will defend her PhD thesis: \nÉtude des mécanismes moléculaires d’activation des kinases mitotiques Plk1 et Aurora A lors de l’entrée en mitose \nThe jury will be composed of : \n\nRégis Giet\, DR-CNRS\, Université de Rennes\, Rapporteur\nSophie Zinn-Justin\, DR-CNRS\, Université Paris-Saclay\,  Rapportrice\nAnna Castro\, DR-CNRS\, Université de Montpellier\, Examinatrice\nSandra Touati\, CR-CNRS\, Université Paris Cité\, Examinatrice\nOlivier Gavet\, MCU-HC\, Sorbonne Université\,  Examinateur\nLionel Pintard\, DR-CNRS\, Université Paris Cité  Directeur de thèse URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/soutenance-de-these-anais-pillan/?lang=en ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/These-bandeau-Anais-Pillan-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251128T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251128T130000 DTSTAMP:20251103T104138Z CREATED:20251103T104138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T104138Z UID:30436-1764330300-1764334800@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod seminar - Raphaël Guerrois DESCRIPTION:This seminar is organized by the Institut Jacques Monod and the Epigenetics and Cell Fate Centre as part of inIdEx FORMULA. \nRaphaël Guerrois (Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC)\, CEA\, CNRS\, U P-Saclay\, Gif-sur-Yvette) will present the Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nDecoding protein interaction networks with AI-driven evolutionary insights \nAbstract: \nThe rapid advancements in artificial intelligence have\, within a few years\, enabled the prediction of the three-dimensional structure of most proteins at atomic resolution [1]. These predictions critically depend on the evolutionary information available in the sequences of homologous proteins. Beyond modeling individual proteins\, there is now a fundamental challenge to establish the most comprehensive mapping possible of macromolecular assemblies\, which are central to cellular function. This goal faces several constraints\, such as the combinatorial complexity of the interaction space and the type of evolutionary information needed to identify coevolution signals\, which are much weaker at complex interfaces\, especially in disordered regions of proteins. To achieve this goal\, we are setting up computational pipelines [2\, 3] with the aim of targeting the difficult task of predicting interactions mediated by disordered regions and pushing further the current boundaries to predict the structure of assemblies at large scale\, addressing issues of conformational changes [4] and interaction specificities. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-raphael-guerrois/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bandeau-web-seminar-Raphael-Guerois-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251126T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251126T170000 DTSTAMP:20251103T093628Z CREATED:20251103T093628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T093628Z UID:30427-1764165600-1764176400@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Fanny Wodrascka DESCRIPTION:Fanny Wodrascka ( Ladoux-Mège lab) will defend her PhD thesis: \nMechanical control of epithelial cell extrusion via RhoA-dependent contractility \nThe jury will be composed of: \nElsa Bazelières\, Sylvie Henon\, Pere Roca Cusachs\, Magali Suzanne URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-fanny-wodrascka/?lang=en ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/These-bandeau-Fanny-Wodrascka-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251125T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251125T150000 DTSTAMP:20251113T092331Z CREATED:20251113T092331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T092331Z UID:30694-1764079200-1764082800@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Magali Suzanne DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Ladoux/Mege Lab\, Magali Suzanne (University of Toulouse\, CNRS\, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI)\, Toulouse\, France) will present an Institut Jacques Monod on the theme: \nSpatio-temporal control of nuclear mechanotransduction during Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition \nAbstract: \nDuring epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)\, cells generate mechanical forces. How the nucleus reacts to these mechanical cues\, ensuring a tight balance between mechano-protection and mechanotransduction\, is a key yet unresolved question. Here we dissect the spatio-temporal control of nuclear mechanostransduction during EMT\, using Drosophila mesoderm invagination as a model. We found that two conserved pro-EMT genes respond differently to compressive forces: while snail transcription remains unaffected\, compression is sufficient to activate twist transcription within seconds. We further revealed a spatially patterned genome-wide transcriptional response to EMT forces\, with an apical mechanoprotection contrasting with a permissive basal nuclear environment. The direct recording of nascent transcription in response to a controlled nuclear micromanipulation provides compelling evidence of nuclear heterogeneity in the transcriptional response to forces. Overall\, these results reveal that EMT nuclei respond directly and rapidly to mechanical forces\, in a spatially defined pattern. \nSuzanne earned her PhD in 1999 from the University of Toulouse\, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the CBM in Madrid\, Spain. In 2005\, she obtained a CNRS research position and worked at the IBV in Nice\, France. From 2008 to 2010\, she was a visiting scientist at Rockefeller University in New York\, USA. She leads a team at the Centre de Biologie Intégrative de Toulouse. She was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2015\, was appointed CNRS Research Director (DR) the same year\, became an EMBO member in 2022\, and received the Louise Basset Prize from the French Academy of Sciences in 2023. Her team has uncovered how cell death shapes tissues by combining cell biology\, biophysics\, and modeling approaches. Currently\, her research focuses on understanding how the integrity of epithelial tissues—critical for protecting and covering our organs—is maintained. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-magali-suzanne/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bandeau-web-seminar-Magali-Suzanne-scaled-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251119 DTSTAMP:20251009T101854Z CREATED:20251009T101854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T101854Z UID:30177-1763424000-1763510399@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:6th Fungal Genetics Ile-de-France Symposium DESCRIPTION:Registrations to the 6th Fungal Genetics Ile-de-France Symposium and abstract submission are open! \n  \nThe symposium will be organized the 18 of November at the Institut Jacques Monod\, amphitheater Buffon\, bat. Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, 75013 Paris \nThis symposium will be\, once again\, free of charge and open to all. This year the different sessions of the conference will be introduced by invited speakers from the ‘fungal’ laboratories of the region. \nYou will find all the informations for registration and abstract submission (oral presentation or poster) on the symposium website: https://fungi-idf-2025.eventbrite.fr \nPlease send your abstracts to : fungi.idf@gmail.com \nDeadline for registration and abstract submission is the 31 of October. \nAll the topics related to fungal genetics are welcome including: \n\nPathogenicity\, effectors & secondary metabolism;\nDevelopment and sexual reproduction;\nGenome structure and chromatin-based regulation;\nPopulation genetics and epidemiology;\nFungal genetic engineering & biotechnology.\n\n  \nPlease notice that there will be two prizes from the SFG for the best PhD student oral presentation and poster. A poster session will be organised and we will close the day with an ‘happy hour session”. \nThe organizing team \n\nFrederique Bidard-Michelot: frederique.bidard-michelot@ifpen.fr\nSylvain Brun: sylvain.brun@u-paris.fr\nIsabelle Fudal: isabelle.fudal@inrae.fr\nEugène Gladyshev: eugene.gladyshev@gmail.com\nFabienne Malagnac: fabienne.malagnac@universite-paris-saclay.fr\nJeanne Ropars: jeanne.ropars@universite-paris-saclay.fr URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/6th-fungal-genetics-ile-de-france-symposium/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/web-image-bandeau-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251114T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251114T130000 DTSTAMP:20251031T133643Z CREATED:20251031T133643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T133643Z UID:30415-1763120700-1763125200@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Cécile Courret DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Duharcourt Lab\, Cécile Courret (Department of Genome Biology\, I2BC – Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell\, Université Paris-Saclay\, CEA\, CNRS UMR 9198\, Gif sur Yvette\, France)  will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nRapid turnover of centromeric DNA reveals signatures of genetic conflict in Drosophila \nAbstract: \nCentromeres are essential chromosomal regions required for faithful chromosome segregation during cell division. They are defined epigenetically by the presence of the centromere-specific histone H3 variant\, CENP-A\, yet they are typically embedded in repeat-rich regions of the genome\, making the role of underlying DNA sequences in centromere function and specification unclear. In Drosophila melanogaster\, centromeres correspond to islands of retroelements flanked by tandem satellite repeats\, but their evolutionary stability remains uncertain. We investigate centromere evolution and variation both within D. melanogaster and across its close relatives in the simulans clade (D. simulans\, D. sechellia\, and D. mauritiana). Using a combination of long- and short-read genomic sequencing\, CUT&Tag mapping of CENP-A\, and cytological validation with Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)\, we characterize centromere organization\, composition\, and turnover. Within D. melanogaster\, we find that centromere islands are polymorphic across strains from diverse geographic origins\, with reference centromere islands absent in some genomes. We discover structural DNA variation that is associated with a shift in centromeric chromatin\, suggesting that the organization of the reference centromere islands is not essential for centromere function. However\, centromeres may still have conserved features even when their organization is variable\, as we find that CENP-A enriched sequences are similar across strains\, including those with polymorphic centromeres. Across species\, we uncover dramatic centromere reorganization\, including recurrent shifts between retroelements and satellite DNAs over short evolutionary timescales (<240 Kya). None of the D. melanogaster centromere islands are conserved in the simulans clade; instead\, centromeres are largely composed of two clade-specific complex satellites (500 bp and 365 bp). Furthermore\, in D. sechellia\, the dot and X chromosome centromeres have relocated onto telomere-specific retroelements\, creating true telocentric chromosomes. Interestingly\, the G2/Jockey-3 retroelement\, common to all D. melanogaster centromeres\, shows variable enrichment across simulans clade species. Altogether\, our findings demonstrate that centromeric DNA sequences are highly dynamic both within and between species\, with recurrent turnover and structural polymorphisms shaping their evolution. These results highlight the plasticity of centromeric DNA and its role in chromosome function\, consistent with ongoing genetic conflict driving rapid centromere evolution. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-cecile-courret/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bandeau-web-seminar-Cecile-Courret-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251115 DTSTAMP:20250910T090529Z CREATED:20250910T085849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T090529Z UID:29650-1763078400-1763164799@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Paris Cytoskeleton Day DESCRIPTION:The 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 fifth edition. It will take place on Friday\, November 14\, 2025.\nThe meeting will be entirely in-person in Auditorium Buffon (Institut Jacques Monod\, Paris) \nDEADLINES\nRegistration and abstract submission are open on https://pcd2025.sciencesconf.org/\nAbstract submission closes on 19 October\nRegistration (45 euros) closes on 7 November  \nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS\nAndrew Carter (Cambridge\, UK)\nVerena Ruprecht (CRG Barcelona\, ES / Univ. Innsbruck\, AT) \nINVITED SPEAKERS\nMarie-Cécile Caillaud (ENS Lyon)\nJulien Dumont (Institut Jacques Monod\, Paris)\nSandrine Etienne-Manneville (Institut Pasteur\, Paris)\nManuel Théry (ESPCI/IPGG\, Paris) \nSHORT TALKS\nSeveral short presentations will be selected from abstracts. \nPOSTERS\nA poster session will take place during the day. \nYou can download the Flyer here  URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-cytoskeleton-day-2/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pcd-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251031T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251031T170000 DTSTAMP:20250918T103115Z CREATED:20250918T101433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T103115Z UID:29866-1761919200-1761930000@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Ludivine Roumbo DESCRIPTION:Ludivine Roumbo ( Pintard Lab) will defend her PhD thesis: \nIdentification et caractérisation fonctionnelle d’une voie d’inhibition de la phosphatase PP2A-B55 chez C. elegans \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\nMonica Gotta\, Full Professor\, Université de Genève\, Rapportrice\nAnne Pacquelet\, CR-HDR\, Université Rennes 1  Rapportrice\nJulien Dumont\, DR\, Université Paris Cité Examinator\nAude Dupré\, DR\, Université Paris Cité Examinator\nThierry Lorca\, DR\, Université de Montpellier Examinator\nSimonetta Piatti\, DR\, Université de Montpellier\, Examinator\nLionel Pintard\, DR\, Université Paris Cité  Thesis director\nBatool Ossareh-Nazari\, IE-HDR\, Université Paris Cité Thesis co-director URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-ludivine-roumbo/?lang=en LOCATION:Bâtiment Condorcet Amphithéâtre Pierre Gilles de Gennes\, 4 rue Elsa Morante\, Paris\, Sélectionner un État :\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/These-bandeau-Ludivine-Roumbo-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251028T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251028T130000 DTSTAMP:20251013T082306Z CREATED:20251013T082306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T082306Z UID:30199-1761651900-1761656400@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Paris Postdoc Seminar - Dennis Wörthmüller DESCRIPTION:Invited by theI nstitut Jacques Monod\, Dennis Wörthmüller will present a Paris Postdoc Seminar on the theme: \nWhen Actin Meets Curvature: Modeling Free-Standing Cell Protrusions \nAbstract: \nCell shape changes are largely controlled by the actin cytoskeleton\, a dynamic filament network beneath the plasma membrane. Some cell types can form extended free-standing protrusions that are not supported by an extracellular substrate\, and whose initiation is thought to rely on proteins that modulate actin dynamics through sensitivity to membrane curvature. I will present a theoretical model for a free-standing viscous actin network growing on a corrugated membrane\, which couples active-gel mechanics\, membrane deformation\, and the recruitment of curvature-sensitive actin nucleators. The model shows that uniform actin polymerization stabilizes membrane shape\, whereas curvature-dependent nucleation can render the membrane linearly unstable and drive spontaneous deformations with a well-defined wavelength that could initiate protrusions. To explore these processes beyond the linear regime\, we develop a finite-element framework that captures nonlinear deformations of fluid and elastic layers\, opening the way to realistic simulations of actin-driven membrane shape changes. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-postdoc-seminar-dennis-worthmuller/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251028-Dennis-Worthmuller-web-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251024T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251024T130000 DTSTAMP:20251016T131104Z CREATED:20251016T131104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T131104Z UID:30254-1761306300-1761310800@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Beniamino Trombetta DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Guichet Lab\, Beniamino Trombetta will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nAncient DNA: techniques\, data\, and new perspectives on human biological and cultural evolution \n  \nAbstract: \nOver the past decade\, the fields of genomics and archaeogenomics have undergone remarkable advances\, enabling the recovery and analysis of genetic information from a vast number of ancient remains spanning prehistory to the present. These datasets are providing unprecedented insights into genomic variation through time and\, when integrated with archaeological and paleontological evidence\, are profoundly reshaping our understanding of human evolutionary history as well as the trajectories of numerous other species. Building on the pioneering contributions of Nobel Laureate Prof. Svante Pääbo\, my presentation will discuss recent methodological developments in ancient DNA analysis for reconstructing human population history and migratory dynamics. Specifically\, I will address the interactions between anatomically modern humans and other hominins\, including Homo neanderthalensis and Denisovans. In addition\, I will examine the formation of the European genetic landscape\, with a particular focus on the demographic processes shaping pre-Roman Italy. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-beniamino-trombetta/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bandeau-web-seminar-Beniamino-Trombetta-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251023T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251023T170000 DTSTAMP:20250917T143751Z CREATED:20250917T143522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T143751Z UID:29847-1761228000-1761238800@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Anaïs Vertueux DESCRIPTION:Anaïs Vertueux ( Jackson/Verbavatz Lab) will defend her PhD defense: \nRôle de la protéine ORP3 dans la régulation des phosphoinositides à la membrane plasmique pendant la mitose \nThe jury will be composed of : \n\nCatherine-Laure TOMASETTO\nPhong TRAN\nGuillaume VAN NIEL\nDanijela MATIC VIGNJEVIC\nKatja WASSMANN\nJean-Marc VERBAVATZ URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-anais-vertueux/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/These-bandeau-Anais-Vertueux-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251025 DTSTAMP:20250828T121642Z CREATED:20250828T121426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T121642Z UID:29565-1760918400-1761350399@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Workshop Magistère Européen de Génétique - Cycling to divide: Across Scales\, Species and Evolution DESCRIPTION:The Magistère Européen de Génétique\, with the support of Circle U and the Institut Jacques Monod\, is organizing an International Workshop from December 3rd to December 9th\, which will be held in the Amphi Turing in the Sophie Germain building\, Campus Grands-Moulins (Place Aurélie Nemours). \nThe topic of this workshop is Cell Cycle and Cell Division\, which will be addressed through talks and lectures by distinguished speakers from the Jacques Monod Institute and other Parisian and international institutions. This workshop 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. The speakers come from diverse scientific backgrounds\, using a variety of model systems and approaches. \nSpeakers: \n\nAlexis Barr (Imperial College/MRC)\nStefania Castagnetti (LBDV)\nMarie Delattre (LBMC\, Lyon)\nArnaud Echard (Pasteur Institute)\nJean-René Huynh (Collège de France)\nJens Januschke (Univ. Dundee)\nJulia Kamenz (Groningen University)\nEdda Klipp (Humboldt University)\nJoao Matos (Univ. of Vienna\, Max Perutz)\nNicolas Minc (Institut Jacques Monod)\nPablo Navarro (Pasteur Institut)\nLionel Pintard (Institut Jacques Monod)\nMarie-Noelle Prioleau (Institut Jacques Monod)\nKatja Wassmann (Institut Jacques Monod)\n\nThe number of participants is limited to 70 attendees. \nRegistration is open until Octobre 15th: https://forms.gle/kjMe7Ay7FuKwxZXs8 URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/workshop-magistere-europeen-de-genetique-cycling-to-divide-across-scales-species-and-evolution/?lang=en LOCATION:Amphithéâtre Alan Turing – Bâtiment Sophie Germain\, 8 place Aurélie Nemours\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/web-image-bandeau-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251017T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251017T130000 DTSTAMP:20250917T135626Z CREATED:20250917T135626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T135626Z UID:29823-1760701500-1760706000@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Lecture - Bruno Lemaitre DESCRIPTION:On October 17th\, Bruno Lemaitre (Global Health Institute\, School of Life Science\, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)\, Lausanne\, Switzerland) will present Institut Jacques Monod lecture on the theme: \nA retrospective analysis of 400 publications reveals patterns of irreproducibility across an entire life sciences research field \n  \nAbstract: \nResearch on Drosophila immunity has not only transformed our understanding of innate immunity but has also influenced studies on insect pests and disease vectors. Yet\, as in many rapidly developing fields\, some published findings have proven irreproducible. While certain results have been explicitly contradicted\, many others remain untested\, often due to limited follow-up or a lack of incentive to publish negative findings. To address this gap\, we conducted a systematic conceptual reproducibility project evaluating claims from articles on Drosophila immunity published before 2011. From 400 papers\, we extracted key claims and assessed their verifiability by cross-referencing the literature and\, in selected cases\, experimentally testing “unchallenged” claims without prior replication (https://ReproSci.epfl.ch/. Our approach provides\, uniquely\, a field-wide assessment—14 years later—of the replicability of nearly all publications within an experimental life science community. We found that high-impact journals and top-ranked institutions are more likely to publish challenged claims. In line with the reproducibility crisis narrative\, the rates of both challenged and unchallenged claims increased over time\, especially as the field gained popularity. We characterized the uneven distribution of irreproducibility among first and last authors. Group leaders\, who had prior experience as first authors in another Drosophila immunity team\, had lower irreproducibility rates\, underscoring the importance of early-career training. Finally\, authors with a more exploratory\, short-term engagement with the field exhibited slightly higher rates of challenged claims and a markedly higher proportion of unchallenged ones. We also did interviews with principal investigators to further shed light on how researchers navigate issues of reproducibility in practice. This systematic\, field-wide retrospective study offers meaningful insights into the ongoing discussion on reproducibility in experimental life sciences. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-lecture-bruno-lemaitre/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/bandeau-IJM-Lectures-Bruno-Lemaitre-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251015T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251015T113000 DTSTAMP:20250930T144819Z CREATED:20250930T144819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T144819Z UID:30095-1760520600-1760527800@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Cytoskeleton club DESCRIPTION:The next cytoskeleton club meeting will take place on Wednesday\, October 15th at the Institut Jacques Monod: \n\nIzeta Kankadze (PhD student\, Fassier/Nicol’s team\, Institut de la Vision) présentera “Compartmentalized Second Messenger Signals Contribute to Cytoskeletal Remodeling in Axon Guidance”\nVéronique MARTHIENS (Researcher\, R. Basto’s team\, Institut Curie) présentera “Brain biomechanics governs mitotic fidelity of embryonic neural stem cells” URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/cytoskeleton-club-9/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20251015-bandeau-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251010T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251010T130000 DTSTAMP:20250918T090919Z CREATED:20250918T090919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T090919Z UID:29859-1760096700-1760101200@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Nicolas Rode DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Courtier Lab\, Nicolas Rode\, (Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations\, INRAE\, Montpellier) will present the Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme:\n \nInvestigating microbiota-induced plastic tracking of seasonal host fruits in the invasive pest\, Drosophila suzukii\n \nAbstract:\nElucidating the genetic and plastic mechanisms by which insect populations can track seasonal variation in their host plants is a long-standing central goal of evolutionary ecology and has major applied implications in agriculture. By sampling natural populations of Drosophila suzukii on different fruits and doing reciprocal transplant experiments\, we found that both oviposition preference and offspring performance were higher on original fruits from which populations originated than on alternative fruits. We are currently investigating the role of a flexible and fruit-specific microbiota in driving this pattern. I will present recent data showing that (1) the fungal communities of D. suzukii are more strongly structured among different host fruits than bacterial communities\, (2) differences in fungal communities among fruits are maintained over time in the laboratory whereas bacterial communities change over time due to different life stages of D. suzukii preferentially selecting for some bacterial taxa and that (3) different fungal and bacterial communities induce strong plastic responses in both oviposition preference and offspring performance across host fruits. These results help us better understand how the gut microbiota allow D. suzukii to track seasonal changes in host fruits. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-nicolas-rode/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bandeau-web-seminar-Nicolas-Rode-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251008T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251008T170000 DTSTAMP:20250912T093231Z CREATED:20250912T093231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T093231Z UID:29698-1759932000-1759942800@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Zoé Velasquillo Ramirez DESCRIPTION:Zoé Velasquillo Ramirez ( Gazave Lab)  will defend her PhD thesis: \nUnraveling regeneration success in Platynereis dumerilii through a single-cell RNA-seq approach \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\n\n\nCédric MAURANGE\, DR – Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille – Rapporteur\nMichael SCHUBERT\, DR –  Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer – Rapporteur\nCan AZTEKIN\, Group leader – Friedrich Miescher Laboratory – Examinateur\nMarianne MALARTRE\, PU – Université Paris Cité – Examinatrice\nChiara SINIGAGLIA\, CR – Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins – Examinatrice\nMorgane THOMAS-CHOLLIER\, MCU – École normale supérieure – PSL – Membre invité\nEve GAZAVE\, DR – Institut Jacques Monod – Directrice de thèse URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-zoe-velasquillo-ramirez/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/These-bandeau-Zoe-Velasquillo-Ramirez-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251007T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251007T170000 DTSTAMP:20250825T100440Z CREATED:20250825T100440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T100440Z UID:29502-1759837500-1759856400@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Can Aztekin DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Gazave Lab\, Can Aztekin (Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar: \nSignaling centers of appendage regeneration: from single cells to species \nAbstract: \nUnlike mammals\, Xenopus laevis tadpoles possess a remarkable ability to regenerate lost appendages. In our previous work (Aztekin et al.\, 2019\, 2021)\, we identified key signaling center cell types that form during tail and limb regeneration. Through cross-species comparisons (Zhong et al.\, 2023)\, we have identified equivalent cell populations in mammals\, and developed simplified stem cell-based models to investigate the properties of these regenerative cells (Skoufa et al.\, 2024). In this talk\, I will present our findings on the critical genetic and environmental factors that influence signaling center formation in Xenopus tadpole and mouse embryonic limbs (Tsissios et al.\, 2024). These results shed light on the mechanisms underlying limb regeneration competence and provide insights into the divergent regenerative capabilities between species. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-can-aztekin/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bandeau-web-seminar-Can-Aztekin-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251002T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251003T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T141226Z CREATED:20250707T141226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T141226Z UID:28663-1759392000-1759510800@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:Physics & life days 2025 DESCRIPTION:The division Physics and Life of the French Physical Society (SFP) organizes its third annual meeting. This year\, it will take place on the 2nd and 3rd of October in Paris\, at the Institut Jacques Monod (Buffon auditorium\, Grand Moulin Campus of the Université Paris Cité). \nThe meeting will cover a large array of thematics at the interface between physics and biology\, from the molecular to the population scales\, experimental\, computational and theoretical work. We aim to gather a diverse community of researchers working in French labs to strengthen collaborations in this large field. \nIn order to stimulate exchange and learn from different topics we have selected four invited speakers\, each will give an introductory lecture on their field of interest and a regular presentation on their latest results: \n\nLaura Cantini (CNRS\, Institut Pasteur) – Integrative genomics.\nPauline Durand-Smet (Lab. MSC\, CNRS\, Univ. Paris-Cité) – Plant biomechanics\nSylvie Lorthois (IMFT\, CNRS\, Univ. de Toulouse) – Brain microcirculation\nFrançois Peaudecerf (IPR\, CNRS\, Univ. de Rennes) – Soil bacteria soft matter\n\nA fifth invited speaker will be announced this summer. We will have about 15 selected talks and we will host a poster session\, both open for young and senior researchers. \nNote that the meeting will start on Thursday around 2 pm and will finish on Friday around 4 pm for non-parisians to travel easily. Thursday diner\, Friday lunch and coffee breaks are included. \nAbstract submission and registration are open until September 5 on the registration website. URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/physics-life-days-2025/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Amphithéâtre Buffon\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bandeau-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250926T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250926T170000 DTSTAMP:20250828T095146Z CREATED:20250828T095146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T095146Z UID:29532-1758895200-1758906000@www.ijm.fr SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Robin Rondon DESCRIPTION:Robin Rondon ( Ribes/Nedelec Lab) will defend his PhD thesis: \n“De la répression à l’activation : le double jeu transcriptionnel de PAX3 et PAX7 au cours de la spécification des neurones de la moelle épinière sensorielle” \n  \nThe defense will be held in French and the jury will be composed of: \n\nChristine VESQUE\, Chargée de recherche\, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine\, Sorbonne Université\, Rapportrice\nEric BELLEFROID\, Professeur\, Institut de Neurosciences\, Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Rapporteur\nMichel WASSEF\, Chargé de recherche\, Institut Curie\, Sorbonne Université\, Examinateur\nMichel COHEN-TANNOUDJI\, Directeur de recherche\, Institut Pasteur\, Université Paris Cité\, Examinateur\nVanessa RIBES\, Directrice de recherche\, Institut Jacques Monod\, Université Paris Cité\, Co-Directrice de Thèse\nPascale GILARDI-HEBENSTREIT\, Directrice de recherche\, Institut Jacques Monod\, Université Paris Cité\, Directrice de Thèse URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-robin-rondon/?lang=en LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod – Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ijm.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/These-bandeau-Robin-Rondon-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR