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«Computational methodology for analysis of cell type-specific RNA isoform expression with long-read sequencing». Thesis Directors: Georges VASSAUX & […]
«How can functional vision be restored in a visual system deprived of photoreceptors?«
Title and abstract to follow
«Engineering complex synthetic cells: A bottom-up platform for membrane biophysics«
Past Events
«"Deciphering mechanisms of immune surveillance in the skin." Thesis Director: Véronique Braud
«Nanobodies, from serendipitous discovery to a game changer»
«Shaping the juvenile-to-adult transition in Drosophila: steroid hormone secretion, chemosensing, and mechanosensing»
«Conducting research in rural Tanzania with focus on malaria in pregnancy, child growth and health in adult life»
«"Microtubules' glutamylation and resistance to treatment in breast cancer." Thesis supervisors: Thomas BERTERO & Stéphanie TORRINO
«The choroid plexus: a central hub in periphery-brain communication and neuroinflammatory diseases. »
«Characterization of Ubiquitin Domain containing protein 1 (UBTD1) structure and localization in epithelial cells». Thesis director: Stephan Clavel
«Genetic Screening Identifies WNT5A/RYK as a Determinant of Extracellular Vesicle Fate»
«Role of the sodium leak channel NALCN in midbrain dopamine neurons»
«Restoring access to memories thought-to-be lost in the sleep-deprived brain»
«Translating fear memory mechanisms»
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar dedicated to the AION module, developed by Confocal.NL. This system […]
«Epigenetic de-repression in aging alveolar type II (AT2) cells as is a risk factor for IPF Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. »
«Engineering brain activity patterns for therapeutics»
« Going with the flow: how cell membrane tension dynamics impact cellular processes from bacteria to B-cells«
«Chloride homeostasis as a new therapeutic target: from chronic pain to neurodegenerative diseases«
«Expanding the AAV toolbox for gene transfer in the CNS»
«B Cell memory in barrier tissues»
«Harnessing the power of human embryonic lung mesenchymal W1-38 cells to study transitional fibroblast Staes: Lessons learned in fibrosis […]
«Control of Neural Stem Cell Fate: Insights from the Spinal Cord Stem Cell Niche and Gliomas»
«The pathophysiological role of augurin, a novel negative modulator of the Wnt pathway» Thesis supervisors: Dr. Carmen Ruggiero […]
«Study of the role of Parkin in neuroplasticity: transcriptional regulation of the mGluR4 protein and implications in the […]
«Back to the roots, molecular mechanism of nonselective autophagy«
«OSBP and VAP twins in motion: dynamics, partners, and structural organization at membrane contact sites» Directors of […]
«What do we learn from early fibrotic lung disease?» »
«Development of therapies targeting the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) pathway for the treatment of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases» […]
«From Cell Communication to Organelle Positioning for Gneome Protection«
«Interfacial Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Perilipins and FAM114A Proteins« Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Bruno Antonny, Research Director, […]
«The Great Unknown … and can we find lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) in Alphafold»
«Hormone-induced adaptations in the maternal brain to support a healthy pregnancy»
«Neural mass approaches to describe neural networks»
«Investigating the AMPK-MFF-SUMO pathway to modulate mitochondrial dynamics as a target for neuroprotection»
«Cellular Whispers: Syndecans and Syntenin Orchestrating Extracellular Vesicle Communication»
«Parkin’s Contribution to Neuroinflammation Associated with Parkinson’s Disease» Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Cristine Alves da […]
«APOE Isoforms: Tau Polymorphism and Bioactivity»
«"Translational research in fragile X syndrome: identification of new therapeutic targets" Thesis Supervisor: Barbara BARDONI, Director […]
«Mesopontine cholinergic modulation of adaptive behaviors: vulnerability to environmental stressors» Thesis Director: Mr. Jacques BARIK & Mr. Sebastian […]
«"Role of THIK family two-pore potassium channels in nociception" Thesis supervisor: Dr. […]
« Electrostatic energy gates the ATP-releasing Pannexin 1 channel
«Deep Evolution and Conserved Brain Circuitry Across Bilaterian Animals»
«"Study of the C99 fragment in Alzheimer's disease: dimerization, intracellular trafficking, and toxicity" Thesis supervisor: Dr. Frédéric […]
“Proteolysis at the membrane – control through new genetic risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease”
«Regulation of intercellular communications by secreted phospholipases A2«
“Bone marrow microenvironment remodeling during leukemia initiation”
«Touch and mechanical pain: transduction channels and their associates»
«Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signaling in Neocortical Plasticity«
«Autistic phenotype and pathophysiological mechanisms in mice modeling human mutations of the SCN2A gene« Thesis supervisor: Massimo […]
«Early postnatal CA3 hyperexcitability drives hippocampal development and epiletogenesis in SCN2A development and epilectic encephalopathy«
«Drug Delivery to Brain, Cancer & Beyond»
«"Plastics: Should we be afraid of them?"»
«Tardigrade Extremotorlerance Life at the Edge»
«Caldendrin: a multi-functional regulator of sensory ion channels»
«"Role and regulation of ASIC channels in the integration and processing of pain signals by the spinal cord" Thesis supervisor […]
«Neural Circuit Basis of Social Investigative Behavior»
«The Gut-Brain Axix and the Control of Appetite»
«"A thorough characterization of lysophospholipid acyltransferases reveals the regulation and functions of the lipid tails of glycerophospholipids" Thesis Director […]
«Ion channels in pain circuits: from ASICs to the ACC»
“Biological functions of DHA-rich membrane in vivo”
«Publishing in High Impact Journals»
«Diversity of hydrophobic tails of membrane lipids: metabolism and functions» Jury Chair: Dr. Bruno Antonny, Research Director, […]
«What is Hidden under the Noise in Electrophysiological Experiments?» – Tips, Tricks and Strategies Using a Pragmatic Approach »
«A novel neuronal circuit embedded in the amygdala-accumbens pathway for fear expression»
«Genetric Code Expansion: Bridging Chemistry and Biology»
«Restoring neurological functions after spinal cord injury: from mechanisms to therapies»
«"Pathophysiology of the FMRP-R138Q missense mutation in Fragile X Syndrome in mice" Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Stéphane […]
«Microglia: Superhero or Villain in Alzheimer’s Disease? Dr. Maud Gratuze, Institute of Neurophysiopathology, INP-UMR7051, Faculty of Medical Sciences and […]
«The «scent»-sational role of GnRH neurons»
The HOPE Exchange Program 2025 will start on 19 May and end on 15 June 2025. The HOPE Agora 2025 […]
The lipotype hypothesis, by Professor Giovanni D'Angelo, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne): Single-cell genomics techniques have enabled deep profiling […]
«"Study of transcriptomic alterations in upper gastrointestinal involvement associated with systemic scleroderma" Thesis Director: Dr. Bernard MARI
«Effects of Omega-3 and their oxygenated derivatives in type 2 diabetes» Thesis supervisors: Dr. Nicolas […]
»Imagine the Medicine of the Future Now”
» Choroid plexus and non-cell autonomous brain regulation”
“Optogenic-Induced Protein Aggregation: A Novel Approach to Study Alpha-Synuclein Pathology”
Long non-coding RNAs at the synapse: Localized partnership with RNA binding proteins to regulate memory
Fascin-1 as a new target of oncogenic ß-catenin in pediatric liver cancers
«"Electrostimulation of the splenic nerve as a treatment for autoimmune diseases: A mechanistic study applied to rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis […]"
«Cortico-Striatal Dynamics in Memory Automation» Thesis Director: Prof. Ingrid Bethus, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, […]
The airway epithelium: cause or effect of disease in childhood-onset asthma?
«Discovery of the mechanisms responsible for epithelial regeneration defects in asthma, using a single-cell transcriptomic approach» PhD Supervisor […]
Novel iGluR signaling in the brain
«AETA, a new neuromodulator of the NMDA receptor in the hippocampus and its role in Alzheimer’s disease« Thesis Director: Hélène […]
«Insights into the pathogenic mechanism of theTALK1-L114P channel in maturity-onset diabetes of the young»
«From Big Data to biological pathways in psychiatric neurodevelopmental disorders – attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder as an example»
«"Title to be announced"»
«HIV-1 assembly at the plasma membrane of living T-cells: Quantitative insights from single to few molecules’ dynamic»
«Developing a precision medicine approach to vascular inflammation and pulmonary hypertension»
«Post-translational modifications at the heart of mechanobiology» Jury President: Christophe LAMAZE
«Repurposing of drugs as a treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder»
«Characterization of atypical BAR domain proteins encoded by Toxoplasma gondii« Thesis Director: Dr. Guillaume DRIN, Director of […]
«Lipid droplet biogenesis and proteome acquisition»
“Human monoclonal antibodies for the depletion of amyloid in the heart and the brain”
«Prosocial decision making in rodents»
«Use of multi-parametric assays to capture sex-and environment-modifiers of behavioral phenotypes in autism mouse models»
«Dynamic analysis process for live-cell imaging enabling the detection of cellular responses to anticancer drugs, through image processing […]
«Understanding splicing and isoform regulation across cell types, brain regions, postnatal development and species – or – single-cell isoforms in […]
« Marine-related Science at UniCA: The Research Federation MARRES & Nematostella vectensis, a sea anemone to study stress-response, regeneration & longevity«
«Towards precision regenerative medicine in lung aging and disease»
«Computational approaches for risk assessment of small molecules – from compound prioritization to safety-by-design»
«"Role of extracellular matrix remodeling in the reprogramming of pulmonary vascular cells during pulmonary arterial hypertension" […]
«"Study of the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the regeneration of the human respiratory tract epithelium." Jury Chair: Professor Lisa […]
IPMC will be present in Nice, Villeneuve-Loubet, and Antibes from October 9 to 22, 2023. Topics: rugby player physiology, respiration, brain, […]
On June 14, 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming several patient associations for a morning of discussions about […]