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SUMMARY:Paris Postdoc seminar - Silvia Torchio
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Institut Jacques Monod\, Silvia Torchio (Fate and plasticity of epithelial stem cells Lab\, Developmental Biology and Genetics Unit (UMR3215/U934)\, Institut Curie) will present a Paris Postdoc Seminar on the theme: \nThe gut at a cROSsroad: how Reactive Oxygen Species shape cell fate decisions \nAbstract: \nStem cells have to continuously balance between self-renewal and differentiation. Although we know a great deal about the genetic\, epigenetic\, and mechanical cues controlling stem cell fate decisions\, the contribution of biochemical signaling such as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-mediated is still poorly understood. We thus investigated redox as a potential mechanism governing stem cell fate decisions in the context of the murine small intestine\, leveraging organoids as a model. We determined that ROS concentration is higher in stem cells than in differentiated lineages\, both in vitro and ex vivo; this difference is crucial to maintain balanced cell type composition in organoids\, as ROS alterations skew stem cell differentiation versus self-renewal equilibrium. Moreover\, increasing ROS levels in differentiated Paneth cells triggers their reentry into the cell cycle\, in a process akin to regeneration. Furthermore\, we show that a ROS spike is crucial during development for the maturation of fetal progenitors into the adult stem cell pool. Collectively\, our work shows that redox signaling acts as a conserved mechanism to regulate stem cell fate decisions in the mouse small intestine\, both during development and in adult homeostasis.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/paris-postdoc-seminar-silvia-torchio/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260917T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260917T170000
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SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Myriam Zheng
DESCRIPTION:Myriam Zheng (Palancade lab) will defens her PhD thesis: \nUnraveling the mechanisms of DNA:RNA hybrid genotoxicity by profiling mutational landscapes \nThe defense will take place in English and the jury will be composed of: \n\nDr. Julie SOUTOURINA\, Directrice de Recherche\, Université Paris Saclay\, Rapportrice\nDr. Vincent VANOOSTHUYSE\, Directeur de Recherche\, ENS Lyon\, Rapporteur\nDr. Gabriel DE MATOS RODRIGUES\, Chargé de Recherche\, Université Paris Saclay\, Examinateur\nPr. Natalia GROMAK\, Professor\, Oxford University\, Examinatrice\nDr. Pascale LESAGE\, Directrice de Recherche\, Université Paris Cité\, Examinatrice\nDr. Benoit PALANCADE\, Directeur de Recherche\, Université Paris Cité\, Directeur de thèse
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-myriam-zheng/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260918T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260810T080058Z
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod Seminar - Prof. Omaya Dudin
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Dumont\, lab Prof. Omaya Dudin (Dpt. Biochemistry\, University of Geneva) will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nExploring multicellular developmental programs at the root of animals and beyond \nAbstract: \nAll animals develop from a single-celled zygote and undergo complex morphogenetic processes to form multicellular organisms. These processes are regulated by intrinsic and extrinsic factors that drive key developmental events\, such as symmetry breaking\, cell division\, and differentiation. Despite the remarkable conservation of these pathways across species\, the evolutionary origins of these morphogenetic mechanisms remain unclear. A major challenge in addressing this question is the limited availability of microscopy and cell biological data from key protists that occupy pivotal phylogenetic positions in the eukaryotic tree\, including those identified as the closest unicellular relatives of animals. \nIn this talk\, I will present how our lab is utilizing Expansion Microscopy to capture novel ultrastructural details of microbial life cycles. I will also share recent insights into Ichthyosporeans\, a lineage of protists closely related to animals\, which exhibit diverse multicellular development strategies. These include species that undergo coenocytic development followed by cellularization\, as well as others that develop through cleavage divisions to form spatially organized multicellular colonies. Our findings highlight the importance of studying diverse unicellular taxa to trace the origins of animal multicellularity\, positioning Ichthyosporeans as a promising model for exploring the evolutionary roots of animal embryogenesis.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-prof-omaya-dudin/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260918T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260918T170000
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SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Camil Mirdass
DESCRIPTION:Camil Mirdass (Ribes / Nedelec Lab) wil defend his PhD thesis: \nRégulation mécanique de la morphogenèse du neuroépithélium humain par le facteur de transcription PAX3 \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\nAntoine GUICHET  DR   Institut Jacques Monod  Examinateur\nMagali SUZANNE DR  Centre de biologie intégrative  Rapporteure\nSamuel TOZER  CR-HDR Institut de biologie de l’ENS  Rapporteur\nOlivier POURQUIÉ Professeur  Harvard Medical School  Examinateur\nVanessa RIBES  DR  Institut Jacques Monod  Directrice de thèse
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-camil-mirdass/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTSTAMP: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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SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Rebekah Ricquebourg
DESCRIPTION:Rebekah Ricquebourg (Konstantinides Lab ) will defend her PhD thesis: \nSpatial factors affect temporal patterning of neuronal stem cells to regulate neuronal diversity \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\nAriane RAMAEKERS : Rapporteuse\nJonathan ENRIQUEZ : Rapporteur\nPauline SPÉDER : Examinatrice\nMuriel PERRON : Examinatrice\nBaptiste LIBÉ-PHILIPPOT : Examinateur\nNikolaos KONSTANTINIDES : Directeur de thèse
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-rebekah-ricquebourg/?lang=en
LOCATION:Bâtiment Condorcet Amphithéâtre Pierre Gilles de Gennes\, 4 rue Elsa Morante\, Paris\, Sélectionner un État :\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260922T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260922T130000
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod seminar- Baptiste Libé Philippot
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Konstantinides Lab\, Baptiste Libé Philippot will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nCellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human neuronal and circuit evolution \nAbstract: \nBaptiste Libé-Philippot is a CNRS Chargé de recherche and Group Leader at the IBDM (Marseille\, France) since October 2024. He explores the evolution of the development and the properties of human cerebellar neurons and circuits\, with the support of an ERC StG Grant (hCerebEvol). His team “Human Neuronal Evolution” performs cross-species histological comparisons of neuronal morphology\, synaptic innervation and gene expression across the cerebellar development\, in human and other primate species\, to identify human species-specific cellular features. To explore the underlying mechanisms and their functional impact\, his team uses mouse gain-of-function models as well as loss-of-function approaches in human models derived from pluripotent stem cells. This project follows a postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Pierre Vanderhaeghen (VIB – KULeuven\, Belgium) in which he explored the evolutionary divergence of human cortical neurons (Libé-Philippot et al.\, Cell\, 2023 & Neuron\, 2024). This work was honored by the Awards Claude Paoletti (CNRS\, 2024) and Albert Brachet (Royal Academy of Belgium\, 2025).
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-baptiste-libe-philippot/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260817T092500Z
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SUMMARY:Institut Jacques Monod seminar - Christa Buecker
DESCRIPTION:Invited by the Greenberg lab\, Christa Buecker (Associate Professor at Max Perutz Labs\, University Vienna will present an Institut Jacques Monod seminar on the theme: \nBuilding to understand: Enhancer-Promoter Communication in the Context of Regulatory Landscapes \nAbstract: \nEnhancers can regulate promoters from a distance\, but it is still unclear how they establish this  communication. Furthermore\, multiple enhancers often control the activity of the same gene\, yet their interactions remain elusive. We have established a synthetic framework to build regulatory landscapes within the genome of mouse embryonic stem cells to dissect enhancer promoter communication. We have now expanded our toolbox to test enhancer libraries\, alone or in combination with other elements\, to identify principles of distal gene regulation.
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/institut-jacques-monod-seminar-christa-buecker/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260930T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260825T124423Z
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SUMMARY:PhD thesis defense - Ranjith Kumar Chilupuri
DESCRIPTION:Ranjith Kumar Chilupuri (Ladoux/Mege lab) will denfend his PhD defense thesis: \nHydraulic Fractures in Epithelia: From Mechanisms of Propagation to Tissue Morphogenesis \nThe jury will be composed of: \n\nPierre NASSOY — Directeur de recherche\, Université de Bordeaux (Rapporteur)\nNicoletta PETRIDOU — Group leader\, EMBL Heidelberg (Rapporteure)\nAbdul BARAKAT — Directeur de recherche\, École Polytechnique (Examinateur)\nVanessa RIBES — Directrice de recherche\, Université Paris Cité (Examinatrice)\nRené-Marc MÈGE — Directeur de recherche\, Université Paris Cité (Membre invité)\nBenoît LADOUX — Professeur des universités\, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Directeur de thèse)
URL:https://www.ijm.fr/event/phd-thesis-defense-ranjith-kumar-chilupuri/?lang=en
LOCATION:Institut Jacques Monod Salle François Jacob\, 15 rue Hélène Brion\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261118
DTSTAMP:20260309T142643Z
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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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