Congratulations to the Defossez team for their article “DNA methylation protects cancer cells against senescence” by Chen, Yamaguchi, et al., which has been accepted in Nature Communication.
Read it here: doi:doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.23.609297
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Harm H. Kampinga Seminar – April 15, 2026
Dr. Harm H. Kampinga Dept. Biomedical Sciences, UMCG/RuG, Groningen, The Netherlands Invited by Dr. Valérie Mezger "Collapse of protein homeostasis as driver of age-related protein aggregation diseases" The seminar will take place in the Institut Jacques Monod seminar...
Frédéric Frottin Seminar – April 8, 2026
Dr. Frédéric Frottin I2BC, Gif-sur-Yvette, France Invited by Dr. Valérie Mezger "The nucleolus as a hot spot in nuclear proteostasis - Molecular basis of the accumulation of misfolded proteins into the nucleolus" The seminar will take place in the...
Pint of Science 2026: Our unit takes Science to the public!
The Pint of Science festival returns from May 18 to 20, 2026. This year, members of our unit are once again deeply involved in bringing cutting-edge research out of the labs and into the relaxed atmosphere of Parisian bars. Featured Event: "DNA Damage, Cancer and...
Congratulations to the Defossez group for their review published in Médecine/Sciences
Congratulations to Matthieu, Raady and Pierre-antoine for their review "Demethylating DNA against cancer : towards new epigenetic therapeutic strategies without DNA damage" published in Médecine/Sciences in february 2026! Read here