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Yoichi Shinkai seminar – November 22, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at 11:00 am Yoichi Shinkai RIKEN Saitama, JapanInvited by Pierre-Antoine Defossez “Lysine methyltransferase EHMT1/GLP (Ehmt1) heterozygous KO mice as a Kleefstra syndrome model: challenging the onset mechanism and developing therapeutic...
We celebrated Science in October
Every October, we celebrate science through the "Fête de la Science", a popular public event that celebrates science, technology and innovation. It is open to all and helps promote the sharing of knowledge. This year, our Centre was involved in two visits. Our...
Jacques Côté seminar – October 17, 2023
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, at 11:00 am Jacques Côté CHU de Québec/Université Laval, CanadaInvited by Sophie Polo and Claire Rougeulle “MYST-family chromatin modifying complexes in genome expression/stability and disease” The seminar will take place in the Institut...
Welcome to the team !
Today we are welcoming three new members in the team. From left to right : Camille (PhD student), Marisol (PhD student) and Julia (engineer). Camille will work on the SMYD project while Marisol and Julia will work on the host-parasite interactions project. Read more
Welcoming Dr Yoichi Shinkai for 3 months
Pierre-Antoine Defossez extended an invitation to Dr Yoichi Shinkai, leader of the “Cellular Memory Laboratory” at the RIKEN Institute and associate professor at Saitama University, Japan. Thanks to Université Paris Cité and the Labex Who Am I? support, we welcome him...
New pre-print about ZBTB24
Congratulations on the new work "ZBTB24 is a conserved multifaceted transcription factor at genes and centromeres that governs the DNA methylation state and expression of satellite repeats" by Grillo et al. shared on bioRxiv. Read here:...
Congratulations to the Defossez group for their paper published in Nucleic Acid Research
Congratulations to the Defossez team for their paper "A genetic screen identifies BEND3 as a regulator of bivalent gene expression and global DNA methylation" by Yakhou, Azogui, Gupta et al., which was published in Nucleic Acid Research. Read it here: doi:...
Congratulations to the Defossez group for their paper published in Nature Strucural and Molecular Biology
Congratulations to the Defossez group for their paper "A genome-wide screen reveals new regulators of the 2-cell-like cell state" by Gupta, Yakhou et al., published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. Read it here: doi: 10.1038/s41594-023-01038-z ...
Ana Bošković seminar – October 4, 2023
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, at 11:00 am Ana Bošković Epigenetics and Neurobiology unit, EMBL, RomeInvited by Juliette Dabin and Sophie Polo “Mechanisms of embryonic gene regulation” The seminar will take place in the Institut Jacques Monod seminar room (RB-18B)....
Yoichi Shinkai seminar – September 18, 2023
Monday, September 18, 2023, at 10:00 am Yoichi Shinkai RIKEN Saitama, JapanInvited by Pierre-Antoine Defossez “Histone modifications in genome regulation” The seminar will take place in the Buffon auditorium, Institut Jacques Monod. Buffon building, 15 rue Hélène...
Welcome Ariane !
Ariane is our new Postdoc. She will work on the host-parasite interactions project. Welcome in the team Ariane! Read more
Welcome Charles !
Charles is our new ATER (teaching Postdoc). He will work on the SMYD project and, will also be part of the teaching unit for cellular biology and physiology. Welcome in the team Charles! Read more