Distinguished Guests Seminars Series - spring term 2022

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Created: Tuesday, 24 May 2022 20:03

We invite you to join the following seminar in the scope of the UCMR Distinguished Guests Seminars Series!

Please register here if you opt to join via Zoom: Registration

June 7, 2022, 14:00-15:00  Venue: Lilla Hörsalen (KBC)

Nadine Cerf-Bensussan MD PhD, Institut IMAGINE-INSERM, Université Paris Cité, France

Title of the talk: “Dissecting host-microbiota interactions across the immune system: lessons from gnotobiotic mice and human monogenic disorders”
Host PI: Andrea Puhar

Nadine Cerf-Bensussan MD PhD, is Director of Research of Exceptional Class at the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche (Inserm) and head of the laboratory of Intestinal Immunity at the Institute Imagine, Université Paris Cité. Her work aims at deciphering mechanisms indispensable to maintain gut homeostasis, notably through the study of model human diseases such as coeliac disease and monogenic intestinal disorders. In addition, work led with V. Gaboriau-Routhiau uses gnotobiotic mice to address host-microbiota interactions and more particularly to study the role of Segmented Filamentous Bacterium in the post-natal maturation of the gut barrier. She was awarded an ERC Advanced grant in 2013, received the Inserm Prize of Research in 2014 and the Maki Celiac Tampere Prize in 2018. She is currently coordinator of Inserm Transversal Program on Microbiota.

Distinguished Guests Seminars Series - spring term 2022

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Created: Sunday, 03 April 2022 13:57

We invite you to join the following seminar in the scope of the UCMR Distinguished Guests Seminars Series!

Please register here to get access to the seminar: Registration

May 9th, 2022, 11:00-12:00   Venue: via Zoom

Vassilis Gorgoulis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Title of the talk: “Escape from oncogene-induced senescence”
Host PI: Teresa Frisan

Dr. Gorgoulis is currently Professor and Director of the Department of Histology–Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (www.gorgoulis.gr). He is an elected European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) member. He received >30 awards and distinctions. Most of his top ranked publications (e.g. in Nature, Cell, Nat Cell Biol, Mol Cell, J Cell Biol) received instant recognition as they were accompanied by corresponding highlights in editorial articles and/or journal covers. He developed a pioneering senescence biomarker (commercially available under the trademark SenTraGor) and provided guidelines to detect senescence that include also the new biomarker (Cell 2019, Nat Protoc 2021).

Dr. Gorgoulis' main research interests include: Mechanisms leading to genomic instability; The role of the DNA damage response (DDR) network as an anti-tumor barrier (eliciting apoptosis or senescence) and mechanisms leading to escape from these barriers; Development of new compounds and methods to detect senescent cells with precision; The role of the replication licensing machinery in cancer progression; Development of machine learning algorithms to predict biological/drug responses. 

Dr. Gorgoulis has special interest in: molecular diagnostics in Pathology, and is the regional coordinator of the European Quality Assessment Scheme for testing KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer, established by the European Society of Pathology. He is also a coordinator of the Greek national: “Emblematic action to handle SARS-CoV-2 infection: Epidemiological study in Greece via extensive testing for viral and antibody detection, sequencing of the virome and genetic analysis of the carriers” (2020-2022) and his lab was appointed by the government as a national reference lab for COVID-19 tests.

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Open position: Up to five tenure-track positions as Assistant professor

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Created: Thursday, 27 January 2022 09:26

Joint call of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Umeå University, Sweden.  

Welcome to apply to become one of our new Assistant Professors at Umeå University! With this faculty joint venture, with a six-year appointment we want to give junior researchers the opportunity to develop a long-term research activity and to qualify for promotion to an Associate Professorship (Senior Lecturer). We welcome your applications before 15 February 2022!

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UCMR Ambassadors 2022

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Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2022 14:14

Congratulations to Xiaotong, Emelie and Anna for presenting the three best posters at UCMR Day 2022!

This achievement is awarded with the UCMR Ambassador grant!

•  Xiaotong Jia, Department of Chemistry

"The Vibrio Cholerae cytotoxin MakA is a novel cholesterol-binding pore-forming toxin that induces non-canonical autophagy"

•  Emelie Backman, Department of Clinical Microbiology

"Neutrophil extracellular traps as a driving force behind severe COVID-19"

• Anna Bergonzini, Department of Molecular Biology

"Effects of bacterial genotoxins on immune modulation, chronic inflammation and cancer development"

UCMR Day January 20th 2022 - extended deadline

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Created: Friday, 17 December 2021 12:52

All researchers with an interest in microbial and infection research are invited to a day of inspiring research presentations and an excellent opportunity for networking and initiation of multidisciplinary collaborations.

Please note that the deadline for the submission of abstracts for a poster presentation has been extended to December 31st 2021. On a first-come-first-serve basis, you will also get the possibility to orally present your poster during a pre-recorded 2 min poster elevator pitch.

More information and registration on http://www.ucmrday2022.se/

Submit your abstract here:

https://www.trippus.se/web/registration/registration.aspx?view=registration&idcategory=AB0ILBAHnTI7-sD9ZjeFuySI0bmQkW0NfUyrBzNMdSHbhVfks9Uo6YJOQYprgh1XD_t84ESvvpzD&ln=eng

Deadline for registration without abstract: January 18th 2022