Jun 11, 2024 | Polo group, Publications
A review from our research group is out for publication in DNA Repair as part of the special issue “Cutting-Edge Perspectives in Genome Maintenance”. This review presents our current knowledge on the contribution of pre-existing and DNA damage-induced...
May 30, 2024 | Polo group
Congratulations to Giulia Giacomini and Margherita Mori for obtaining 4th year PhD fellowships from the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) and la Ligue contre le Cancer. Giulia Giacomini (left) and Margherita Mori (right) © Eliane Petit À lire aussi 4th year...
Jan 27, 2024 | Polo group, Symposia and seminars
Sophie Polo is co-organizing the third edition of the EMBO Workshop “Chromatin dynamics and nuclear organization in genome maintenance”. © https://meetings.embo.org/event/24-chromatin-dynamics The workshop will take place in Leiden, Netherlands, from June...
Jan 12, 2024 | Polo group, Publications
January 12th 2024: We have uncovered an altered DNA repair activity in H3.3 mutant pediatric high-grade glioma that fosters genome instability independently of previously described oncogenic pathways. Furthermore, we have identified a DNA repair enzyme that sustains...
Mar 17, 2023 | Polo group
March 17th 2023: Sophie Polo and Beatrice Rondinelli received 80,000 € funding support from the French Society for Pediatric Cancers (SFCE), joint contribution from Imagine for Margo and Enfants Cancer Santé. This will help validating a new therapeutic target in...
Jan 13, 2023 | Polo group
Jan 13th 2023: We had a wonderful time celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the lab, time flies! It was great to see past and current lab members together and to share warm memories. Great things can only be achieved when sourrounded by great people. Warm thanks to...
Jun 27, 2022 | Polo group
June 27th 2022: Camille joined the group as a new research assistant to work on the Labex transverse project on intestinal organoids with Delphine Delacour (Jacques Monod Institute), Nicolas Minc (Jacques Monod Institute) and Béatrice Romagnolo teams (Cochin...
Jun 15, 2022 | Polo group
June 15th 2022: We had a fantastic group retreat in beautiful and sunny Aix-en-Provence! Warm thanks to all group members for their active participation and enthusiasm and to “Mas de Fauchon” for being wonderful hosts. The lunch under the fig tree was...