CIG events

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Save the date! Further information on N. Hernandez's farewell lecture will be communicated soon

Publication

Clocks Sleep.: auth.: group Franken

Clocks Sleep. 2022 Feb 11;4(1):37-51. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep4010006.
Depriving Mice of Sleep also Deprives of Food
Nina Đukanović 1, Francesco La Spada 1, Yann Emmenegger 1, Guy Niederhäuser 1 2, Frédéric Preitner 1 2, Paul Franken 1
Abstract
Both sleep-wake behavior and circadian rhythms are tightly coupled to energy metabolism and food intake. Altered feeding times in mice are known to entrain clock gene rhythms in the brain and liver, and sleep-deprived humans tend to eat … Read more.

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Am J Hum Genet.: auth.: group Reymond

Am J Hum Genet. 2022 Feb 25;S0002-9297(22)00061-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.02.010.
The individual and global impact of copy-number variants on complex human traits
Chiara Auwerx 1, Maarja Lepamets 2, Marie C Sadler 3, Marion Patxot 4, Miloš Stojanov 5, David Baud 5, Reedik Mägi 6, Estonian Biobank Research Team 6; Eleonora Porcu 7, Alexandre Reymond 8, Zoltán Kutalik 9
Abstract
The impact of copy-number variations (CNVs) on complex human traits remains understudied. We called CNVs in 331,522 UK Biobank participants and performed … Read more.

CIG in the media

Prof. L.Michalik was on the Feb. 2022's FBM newsletter for her interview on animal experimentation

Clic here to access to the links to the interview and the FBM newsletter.

CIG Seminars

TODAY March 7, 2022 at 4:15 P.M. - Aud. C

Prof Corné Pieterse, Utrecht University (NL)
Talk: Bi-directional communication along the microbiome-root-shoot axis

Next CIG seminar: Monday March 14, 2022 at 12:15 P.M. - Aud. B

Benedetta Bolognesi, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, ES
Title: Deep indel mutagenesis to understand amyloid aggregation
Host: Jolanda van Leeuwen 

>>> click here to see the complete program<<<

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Next Research progress seminar: Thursday March 17, 2022 at 4:00 P.M.

Claudia Salat Canela (Vjestica lab) and Francesca Mattioli (Reymond lab) will present their research project.

>>> click here to see the complete program<<<

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Lausanne Genomics Days 2022: June 16 &17, 2022 in the Aud. C of the Genopode

Series of seminars from renown speakers overing a broad spectrum of genetics and genomics topics.
Common lunches students-speakers will be organized to promote networking discussions and exchanges between the participants and the experts in the field.

>>> click here to see the complete program<<<

People and social events

Sustainability week starting today on the campus: workshops, conferences and more!

Workshops, presentations, film projections and seminars on sustainability are organised every day on the campus.
Find out more details about all the free activities available and see the program...Read more.

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Next Genopode Pub Quiz: Wednesday March 16, 2022 in Aud. C at 5:30 PM

What?
#HappyWednesdayPubQuiz (by team of 5 but participants can also be assigned in a team)

Where?
Aud. C of the Genopode

When?
at 5:30 PM on Wednesday March 16, 2022

>>> click here to see the event's details <<<

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"My thesis in 180 seconds" 2022: UNIL Final at 6:30 PM on March 17, 2022 in the Amphimax building

This year, Noémie Chabot from the Vastenhouw lab is presenting her research: come numerous to support her!!! (free registration but limited number of seats!)

This competition is a challenge for PhD students who must present the topic of their research in 3 minutes.Both jury and public can vote for the candidate·s who will have caught their attention and well popularised their thesis research. Read more.

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Newcomer's round and apéro: Thursday April 7, 2022 in Aud. B at 5:30 PM

What?
All CIG members are invited for a short presentation of all labs in Aud. B on Thursday April 7 at 5:30 PM(1 slide/lab and max 1-2 minute·s of presentation). Then, let’s meet around a nice apéro sponsored by the CIG!

Where?

Aud. B of the Genopode

When?
at 5:30 PM on Thursday April 7, 2022

>>> click here to see the event's details <<<

Career

Faces Of Industrial Research 2022, Rolex center, EPFL, 28.03.2022

The Nestlé Research PhD students in collaboration with BSNL are delighted to invite you to the one day symposium Faces of Industrial Research (FIR) 2022

The goal of this symposium is to provide insight into fundamental and translational research done in Life Science and Healthcare companies based in Switzerland.

Furthermore, this event wants to create awareness and acknowledgement of existing … Read more.

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Science communication career: roundtable on June 16, 2022 at 4 P.M at the Agora building.

To help you discover career opportunities in the field of science communication and outreach, Skills for Scientists and REATCH  welcome you to attend the "Careers in Science Communication and Outreach"roundtable that will take place on June 16th from 4pm to 6pm at the Agora, Lausanne.

Registration is via this link. We have invited five specialists (see list below) that will describe their career paths, what they do … Read more.

Course & Workshop

Workshop for PhDs and Post-docs following the "Picture a scientist" events - Apr 1, 2022

As a follow up to the viewing of the film " Picture a Scientist" and the requests for a workshop to learn more about how to react, we welcome you to attend the " Stepping up on Campus: Small, concrete actions to increase awareness on gender bias, implicit bias and discrimination" workshop. 

This interactive event will take place in the morning of April 1, 2022 … Read more.

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11th course: Non-Coding Genome, on May 11-18, 2022 in Paris (FR) - Deadline 28.02.2022

Jean-Yves Roignant (CIG) and Vincent Colot (CIG's scientific advisory committee) will both take part to the "Non-coding genome" course given in May at the Curie Institute in Paris. This course will explore the versatility of non-genic DNA elements and non-coding RNAs across a spectrum of cellular processes, in humans and model organisms, and their implication in physiology and disease. Internationally recognized …

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Fundings

InnoPACTT: a financial support to create your start-up - Spring CALL 2022, Deadline 28.03.2022

You are a UNIL-CHUV researcher who would like to create a start-up and need a financial support to start? Apply for a one-year InnoTREK grant to launch your UNIL-CHUV spin-off !PACTT, the Technology Transfer Office of UNIL-CHUV, is calling for start-up projects in order to award the InnoTREK grant. As part of the InnoPACTT financial support, the InnoTREK grant is …

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SymbNET PhD Project Award, Deadline 15.04.22

The SymbNET PhD Project Award funds the best collaborative research project in the context of SymbNET and it aims to promote collaborative research in Host-Microbe Symbiosis, Genomics, Metabolomics and Proteomics between partner institutions.

All PhD students from the UNIL are eligible to apply; Collaborations may involve research groups or services from all SymbNET institutions... Read more.

Open positions

Principal Investigator positions

Tenure-track Assistant Professor toward Associate Professor open in the field of functional genomics of complex traits and metabolism, CIG, UNIL (CH)

>>> Link to the job add <<< 
The Center for Integrative Genomics is a highly interactive, multidisciplinary research center of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne (UNIL); its research activities are supported by state-of-the-art core facilities. It houses 16 research groups and 4 junior leaders and...

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Lecturer position available in molecular genetics of yeasts, Univ. of Lyon (FR)

The recruited person will join the “Microbial Genetics” teaching team. She should have good knowledge general in microbiology and genetics. Deeper skills in yeast molecular genetics are essential in order to ensure specific lessons. The research will be carried out within UMR5240 Microbiology Adaptation Pathogenesis, which develops research to decipher molecular mechanisms of adaptive processes in microorganisms. The recruited person … Read more.

Assistant Professor position in population genomics and quantitative genetics open at the Strasbourg University (FR) - Deadline 31.03.2022

>>> Link to the job offer <<<
The recruited assistant professor will strengthen the team of teachers of genetics of the Faculty of Life Sciences at the bachelor level. He/she will be more particularly responsible for teaching genetics at the undergraduate level. It will be required to set up an introductory course in quantitative genetics at the undergraduate level as …

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Postdoctoral fellow

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PhD student

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PAT

Biostatistician position available at the FBM, UNIL – Deadline 20.03.2022

>>> clic here to see the complete job offer <<<

Pour compléter son équipe, la plateforme de biostatistiques de la Faculté de biologie et de médecine est à la recherche d’une ou d’un spécialiste informatique et méthodes statistiques. … Read more.

Contest & Awards

Famelab 2022 contest - Deadline 18.03.2022

Registration is now open for FameLab Switzerland 2022! 
Are you passionate about science? Do you think it is your duty to share it with society? 
Do you love to entertain your family and friends with the latest scientific discovery or fun science facts? Would you like to challenge yourself and test your public speaking skills?

Come and join FameLab 2022, one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world and become the new face of science in Switzerland! The best participant will have the … Read more.

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Cells 2022 Young Investigator Award - Nomination Deadline: 30 Sep. 2022

Cells is now inviting nominations for the Cells 2022 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, and biophysics. All nominations will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee led by the Editors-in-Chief, Dr. Alexander E. Kalyuzhny and Prof. Dr. Cord Brakebusch. The prize:− CHF 2000 (Swiss …

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Other events

Virtual FINS (Frontiers in Neuropsychiatry Seminars), March 1, 2022 at 1 P.M.

Dr. Marianna Zazhytska, Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Lab of Dr. Stavros Lomvardas, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University) and CIG alumnus, will give a talk entitled Disruption of nuclear architecture as a cause of COVID-19 induced loss of smell at 1pm on March 1, 2022. The zoom seminar can be joined here : https://weillcornell.zoom.us/j/94592293965 Meeting ID: 945 9229 3965Passcode: FINS ABSTRACT:SARS-CoV-2 infects less than 1% …

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TheBioNet webinars - next seminar: 16.03.2022

The BioNet organises online seminars on theoretical biology, starting March 2. They are scheduled every other Wednesday, starting at 4:30 PM. The BioNet seminars // Spring 22 16.03.22 - Hanna ten Brink (EAWAG, UniBern)30.03.22 - Stephan Peischl (UniBern)13.04.22 - Quentin Vagne (UniGE)24.04.22 - Daniel Maria Busiello (EPFL)11.05.22 - TBA25.05.22 - …

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SIB days: Registration is open! June 14 & 15, 2022

Organized every two years, the SIB days are the internal scientific conference and community event of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. 

Its ambition? To give a voice to its 80 groups across Switzerland, through a diversity of bioinformatics topics, and to offer its 800 SIB Members and Employees many opportunities for learning and discussion about each other’s research and … Read more.