Publication

Diabetologia.: co-auth.: B.Thorens

Diabetologia. 2021 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s00125-021-05425-3. Online ahead of print.
Cold-induced dishabituation in rodents exposed to recurrent hypoglycaemia
Keeran Vickneson 1, Jessica Blackburn 2, Jennifer R Gallagher 2, Mark L Evans 3, Bastiaan E de Galan 4 5 6, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard 7, Bernard Thorens 8, Alison D McNeilly 2, Rory J McCrimmon 9
Abstract Aims/hypothesis: 
Recurrent hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes leads to progressive suppression of counterregulatory hormonal responses to subsequent hypoglycaemia. Recently it has been proposed that the mechanism underpinning this is … Read more.

People

Welcome to Ramya!

I did my undergraduate degree in engineering in Biotechnology at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati in India. 
For my doctoral work, I joined Prof. Mukund Thattai at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), India to understand the billion-year-old origins of eukaryotic intracellular compartments. Here, I discovered the role of gene duplications and hybridization in this key evolutionary transition. Diving deeper, I … Read more.

Seminars @ CIG

BIG remote SEMINARS 2021

TODAY at 4:15 PM:
Yoshi Tomoyasu, Miami University, USA 
“Exploring the evolutionary origin of insect wings from an evo-devo perspective“

>>>Clic here to access the complete program<<<

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CIG remote research progress seminars

Thursday March 25 at 4pm: Anastasiya Strembitska (group Thorens) and Romane Meurs (group Gatfield) 


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Open positions

Group Leader

Young Investigator Symposium, June 1-3, 2021 - Young group leader position open in Univ. of Aarhus (DK)
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eadline 18.04.2021

Application and further information on the event can be found at this website.
Application deadline: Sunday, 18th April 2021
Decision for attendance: Wednesday, 5th May 2021
For further information on the department, please visit mbg.au.dk/en/.

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Faculty positions open in molecular and cell biology, OIST, Okinawa (Japan)
D
eadline 30.04.2021

Subject: Organoids and synthetic biology are areas of particular interest, but the scope of the search is quite broad.
Candidatures must be uploaded on the recruitment website by April 30, 2021: https://groups.oist.jp/facultypositions.

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Post-doctoral fellow

Post-doctoral position in comparative neurobiology and behaviour in drosophilids , CIG, UNIL (CH)

Deadline 31.03.2021  

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Prof. Richard Benton (www.unil.ch/cig/benton) at the Center for Integrative Genomics at UNIL is seeking a post-doctoral researcher with a strong background and interes in neurobiology, animal behaviour and evolution. ...Read more.

Post-doctoral position available in Conservation Biology, UNIBE, CH
Deadline 01.04.2021

Candidature must be sent to alexandre.depeyer@iee.unibe.ch by April 1st, 2021
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Postdoctoral position available, Aarhus Univ. (DK)
Deadline 01.04.2021

Postdoctoral position in the Torben Heick Jensen lab., Aarhus University, Denmark Mammalian nuclear RNA turnover systems A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Torben Heick Jensen at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark. We are looking for a candidate with an interest in the biogenesis and turnover of nuclear RNA and its … Read more.

Post-doctoral fellow position in plant photobiology, CIG, UNIL (CH)

Deadline 30.04.2021 

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The successful candidate will be based at the Center for Integrative Genomics of the University of Lausanne, under the supervision of Prof. Christian Fankhauser to work on signaling mechanisms underlying the responses of plants to a changing light environment. Our major model organism is Arabidopsis thaliana … Read more.

Post-doctoral fellow positions open in evolutionary cell biology, London (UK)

Post-doctoral fellow positions open to study the evolutionary divergence of lipid biosynthesis and membrane-associated functions in S. pombe and S. japonicus in the Oliferenko lab, King's College London / Crick institute (UK)...Read more.

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PhD Student

PhD student position available in epitranscriptomics and neurbiology, CIG, UNIL (CH)
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eadline 31.03.2021

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Prof. Jean-Yves Roignant at the Center for Integrative Genomics at UNIL is seeking a PhD student with a strong background and interest in neurobiology, RNA biology and bioinformatics … Read more.

PhD Program / MD-PhD Program at the FMI, Basel (CH)
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eadline 05.2021

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Spring 2021 round of our PhD Program and our MD-PhD Program at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI).
Interested students can learn more and apply online here: FMI PhD & MD PhD Programs Deadline for application is May 2nd, 2021Thanks,Isabelle BaumannHead of CommunicationsFriedrich Miescher Institute for … Read more.

Funding

InnoPACTT: a financial support to create your start-up. Deadline: Apr. 5, 2021

Are you a UNIL-CHUV researcher, you want to create a start-up and you are looking for funding to start it?
Apply for a one-year InnoTREK grant for your spin-off project resulting from UNIL-CHUV research!
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Postdoc Funding chats, an event dedicated to specific grants every month until May 2021

On April 8: HFSP Fellowships
If you’re looking to apply for a postdoc fellowship, you’re having difficulties navigating the jungle of possibilities, or you’re looking for someone to exchange experiences with, this is your chance!

Events

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Swiss Young Immunologists Society - Next Seminar on April 15, 2021

Join us for the Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS) Seminar Series:

Every third Thursday of the month at 5pm we will host an online seminar.
This series alternates Science talks by young PIs/senior PostDocs in the field of immunology, and Soft-Skill workshops that will help you preparing for your career path to becoming a PI.Check out the program (attached) and don't forget to sign ….Read more.

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CRISPR and Beyond: Perturbations at Scale to Understand Genomes, Sep. 1-3, 2021

Virtual Conference CRISPR and BeyondRapid advancements in gene-editing technology enables us to begin to understand the functional implications of natural and disease-related human genetic variation.  This year’s programme will cover approaches that modulate the genome and its context at scale, from single nucleotides and genes to hundreds of growth environments. ..Read more.