CIG NEWS

Publications

Biomed Pharmacother. co-auth.: W.Wahli

Biomed Pharmacother. 2023 Sep 30:167:115623.doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115623. Online ahead of print.
Elafibranor upregulates the EMT-inducer S100A4 via PPARβ/δ
Meijian Zhang 1, Emma Barroso 1, Maria Ruart 1, Lucía Peña 1, Mona Peyman 1, David Aguilar-Recarte 1, Marta Montori-Grau 1, Patricia Rada 2, Clara Cugat 1, Carla Montironi 3, Mohammad Zarei 4, Javier Jurado-Aguilar 1, Antoni Camins 5, Jesús Balsinde 6, Ángela M Valverde 2, Walter Wahli 7, Xavier Palomer 1, Manuel Vázquez-Carrera 8
Abstract
Elafibranor is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)α and β/δ agonist that has reached a phase III clinical trial for the treatment of metabolic … Read more

CIG events

Next CIG seminar : Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 at 12:15pm in Aud. B

Alexis A. Jourdain from UNIL's department of immunology (CH) will give a CIG seminar talk on:
«Nucleotides and RNA as unconventional energy sources»
Host: David Gatfield

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Next CIG Pogress report seminars is Oct. 19, 2023 at 4pm in Aud. B

Come support and listen to Ayokunle Araoyinbo (lab Vjestica) & Enes Arpa (lab Gatfield), who will present their research.
Who's next? Find out by checking the program here: https://unil.ch/cig/seminars

Next BIG seminar : Monday Nov. 6, 2023 at 12:15pm in Biophore

Tatiana Giraud, from the University of Paris Saclay (FR) will give a talk on:
“A new theory for the evolution of sex chromosomes, based on deleterious mutations
Host: Tanja Schwander (DEE)

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Job opening

Swiss National Science Foundation Starting Grant Professor at the Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne (CH)

The CIG is seeking to host a new Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Starting Grant Professor and encourages applications from outstanding researchers in the life sciences.

Please consult eligibility criteria and find detailed application instructions at: https://www.snf.ch/en/w728UqT1Yw256Mz2/funding/snsf-starting-grants-2023
The CIG comprises 15 research groups. …

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Tenure Track Assistant Professor Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Groningen (NL)

The Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences is looking for an Assistant Professor, who can strengthen their position in the field of Behavioural Neuroscience, with an emphasis on neurobiological studies of behaviour under ecologically relevant conditions.

The new staff member is expected to set up an independent research line within this field, complementary to the current neurobiological, evolutionary and ecological …

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Group Leader position open in Cell Biology at the LMB, Cambridge (UK)

The Cell Biology Division at the MRC-LMB in Cambridge is searching for a tenure-track Group Leader in fundamental aspects of cell biology (application deadline 1st November): https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12805618/research-group-leader-in-cell-biology/

The LMB division is a dynamic and supportive place to start a lab. They are open to a wide range of topics, model systems, and methodologies. Further information on the research center: https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/research/cell-biology/

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Postdoctoral fellows positions open in the University Hospital of Aix-Marseilles (FR)

Two-year post-doctoral position open in Preclinical R&D of molecular imaging and theranostic agents for dysangiogenic diseases.

Further information: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/147920

Application Deadline: October 8th
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PhD student positions open at the Max Planck Research School for Living Matter, Dortmund (DE)

The International Max Planck Research School for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM) is looking for talented and motivated PhD candidates of all nationalities with a background in MOLECULAR and CELL BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOPHYSICS, APPLIED and THEORETICAL PHYSICS, CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY and related fields.

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General information

Journée Osez tous les Métiers (JOM) 2023 at the Génopode

If your child goes to school in the canton of Vaud, within the 7th to 9th year of school, the “Journée Oser tous les Métiers” concerns you.It will be organized November 9, 2023.

Commun activities can be organized if enough persons are interested. An email will be sent to CIG and DBC members soon.
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FBM platforms: cutting-edge infrastructures to support research, Agora building (CHUV), Dec. 4th, 2023

The Research and Innovation Department of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne is thrilled to invite you to the second edition of the event "Technology platforms: cutting-edge infrastructures to support research".
This event is aimed at both fundamental …

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Funding

FREG sponsorship for PhD students

PhD students at the CIG can apply to the FREG funds (Fund for Research and Education in Genetics) which sponsors their participation to either an international conference or course during their thesis. (up to CHF 2’500,-). To apply, email Nathalie Clerc and CC your PI, specifying the name of the course/meeting, its date and what you will present. After the meeting/course the grantee …

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Fundings @ UNIL

Fundings from the Faculty, the University, the Vaud Canton, the Swiss Confederation, Europe institutions and international institutions can be found on this page.
Do not hesitate to have a look to find financial support for your project research and career.

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Events

Call for applications to the “PIs of tomorrow: The Future of Swiss Research” - Deadline Oct. 15, 2023

The PIs of tomorrow session at the next LS2 Annual Meeting 2024 will be held in Lausanne, 14-15. February 2024.
This session offers to postdocs interested in an academic career an opportunity to present a plenary talk similar in format to a professorship interview seminar. A knowledgeable jury panel of professors will evaluate the presentations. The best presentation will be awarded a prize. However, everyone is a winner, as … Read more

Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) – Deadline for abstract submission: Nov. 8, 2023

Deadline for abstract submission (posters and talks): 8 November 2023

General registration: 10 January 2024 Register here

The program of this edition gathers an amazing panel of keynote speakers: Pr. Nicole King from the University of California, Berkeley (US), Dr. Samer Hattar from the National Institute of Mental Health (US), and Dr. Pavel Tomancakfrom the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (DE) and Dr. Melina Schuh from the Max Planck Institute …

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