Sophie Polo has been awarded an Impulscience® grant to fund a research project on the establishment and maintenance of the inactive X chromosome in response to DNA breaks. This is wonderful news for the lab ! We thank the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller for their support.
More details on the dedicated page of the Fondation website.
Sophie Polo, Impulscience® 2025 laureate, in her laboratory
© Romain Redler / Art in research for the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
The Impulscience® program in a nutshell:
Since its launch in 2022, the Impulscience® program has aimed to support ambitious and innovative projects led by mid-career researchers in the field of life sciences, initially selected by the European Research Council (ERC) but not funded due to European budget constraints. The program provides 2.3 M€ funding support for 5 years to each laureate. Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is the patron of the program. Seven researchers are awarded such prestigious grants every year (see the awardees).
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