📣 The Institut Jacques Monod congratulates Stéphane Nedelec ( @spinalorga.bsky.social ) on receiving the @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant! More informations 🔗 erc.europa.eu/news-events/... @cnrs.fr @upcite.bsky.social @institutcurie.bsky.social @inserm.fr

A Python framework for magnetic tweezers real-time image processing and microscope control https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685671v1

🚨Our collaboration with @centriolelab.bsky.social & @gautamdey.bsky.social is out today in @cp-cell.bsky.social We show that #Expansion #Microscopy is a broad-spectrum modality for Euks, enabling 3D phenotypic maps rooted to phylogeny. #ProtistsOnSky #SciComm #SciSky www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Spread the word! There is a professor position opening at our University @upcite.bsky.social. There are several possible (great) labs to join, but if you are interested in DNA methylation and epigenetics in mammals, don't hesitate to contact me directly!

#JobOffer 💼 Un poste susceptible d’être vacant de Professeur en stabilité des génomes devrait s’ouvrir pour la rentrée 2026 au sein de l’Institut Jacques Monod ➡️ Informations concernant ce poste et la procédure de candidature 🔗 www.ijm.fr/poste-de-pro...

✍️ The Dumont Lab published a new article with contributions from the @minclab.bsky.social Lab 📖 @jcb.org 📃 Mechanical coordination between anaphase A and B drives asymmetric chromosome segregation 🔗 rupress.org/jcb/article-...

In @jcb.org, Dias Maia Henriques, Dumont, Maton et al. @ijmonod.bsky.social uncover an #anaphase A pathway, driven by the #kinesin-13 KLP-7 and opposed by the kinesin-12 KLP-18, that contributes to chromosome segregation in early #Celegans embryos. rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Mitosis #Spindle

#JobOffer 💼 Post-doc in cell biology and genomics in C. elegans (M/F) 📆 January 5th, 2026 📍Institut Jacques Monod, Dumont Lab Apply before November 7th 🔗 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

#JobOffer 💼 Postdoctoral Researcher (M/F) in Biophysics of Bacterial Infection 📆 January 1st, 2026 📍Institut Jacques Monod, Bonazzi Lab Apply before November 6th 🔗 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

Dias Maia Henriques, Dumont, Maton et al. @ijmonod.bsky.social uncover an #anaphase A pathway, driven by the #kinesin-13 KLP-7 and opposed by the kinesin-12 KLP-18, that contributes to chromosome segregation in early #Celegans embryos. rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Mitosis #CellDivision #Spindle

Our latest paper on a histone methyltransferase-independent function of PRC2 controlling small RNA dynamics during programmed DNA elimination in Paramecium is now published in #NAR. #RNAbiology #TEsky #smallRNAs #PRC2 #DNAelimination 1/5 academic.oup.com/nar/article-...

We had a full room today for a talk by Nicolas Minc @minclab.bsky.social from @ijmonod.bsky.social 👏 He presented his team's latest work on the mechanics of cell division, including how they use magnetic tweezers to rotate mitotic spindles 💥 Thank you for joining us!

We hire! The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities. More details here: cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...

✍️ The Léon Lab and ProtéoSeine platform published a new article 📖 @plos.org genetics 📃 A genetic screen reveals a key role for Reg1 in 2-deoxyglucose sensing and yeast AMPK inhibition 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...

Job alert! We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks? See also on the forum: forum.image.sc/t/research-e...

Learn all things #cytoskeleton #research in an interdisciplinary environment at EMBO Workshop "Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton" in Paris, FR, 7–10 April 2026. Deadline: 20 December 2025 https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-cytoskeleton#cytoskeleton#research#EMBOCytoskeletalFunction #EMBOevents #conference 🧪

#Mifobio2025 Focus on the module 5: 👉 Physical measurements, control and handling -Mechanobiology We are delighted to welcome Daria BONAZZI @pasteur.fr @ijmonod.bsky.social Lecture : “How Mechanical Forces Shape Bacterial Infections?” 👉 imabio-cnrs.fr #GDRimabio #microscopy #biological_imaging

We are highlighting Cathy Jackson, @biologyopen.bsky.social Deputy Editor and an Editorial Advisory Board member at @jcellsci.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @ijmonod.bsky.social

Be our new colleague! 🎉 The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. 👉 More details here: lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4 👉 Our department: mocel.unige.ch Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.

We’re organizing a conference at @ijmonod.bsky.social in Paris, January 2026, in memory of M.P. Sheetz — pioneer in cell mechanics and mechanobiology, co-discoverer of kinesin, and founder of @mbisg.bsky.social. Join us to explore his legacy. mikeinmemoriam.sciencesconf.org


1/6 Extremely happy to share my PhD work is out on bioRxiv! We discovered that microtubules deform mitotic centrosomes. When we removed them, the SPD-5 scaffold became denser but didn't lose material. This suggests it's an elastically deformable solid! This only happens in mitosis.

📣 "Nous misons sur de multiples interactions entre les équipes de recherche" 📃 Retrouvez l'interview de @vdoye.bsky.social, Directrice de l' @ijmonod.bsky.social pour la Fondation Bettencourt Schueller qui présente l'institut et son mode de fonctionnement 🔗 www.fondationbs.org/magazine/sci...

Are you ready for a symposium dedicated to microtubule dynamics, function, and structure? 🙌 #EESMicrotubules will bring together researchers who share an interest in microtubule biology and its relevance to health and disease 🩺 💻 s.embl.org/ees26-09-bl#EESMicrotubules✒️ Submit your abstract by 11 March

💫NEW: Das, @fabianspill.bsky.social & co combine intracellular cartography and biophysical modelling to reveal how edge curvature governs endoplasmic reticulum (ER) morphology, showing that curvature-dependent ER reorganization directs distinct modes of epithelial cell migration. bit.ly/3HFAQ8S

📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar 📅 September 12th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Invited by @minclab.bsky.social, Jan Brugues ( @tudresden.bsky.social ) will give the Institut Jacques Monod Seminar "Self-organization of the cytoplasm by physical instabilities " ➡️ buff.ly/Iw2dkAH

Regulation of the cell wall integrity pathway at the contact site between mating partners in yeast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.12.669915v1

How does evolution shape ancient cellular processes? Our new paper uncovers the mosaic evolution of conserved and diverging endocytic traits in fungi! www.cell.com/current-biol...

✍️ The @minclab.bsky.social contributed to the publication of a new article 📖 @biophysj.bsky.social 📃 Inferring diffusion, reaction, and exchange parameters from imperfect FRAP 🔗 www.cell.com/biophysj/abs...

It is with infinite sadness that we learned of the passing of Clarisse Orniacki. She joined @vdoye.bsky.social lab and defended her thesis in December 2022 and pursued her career with a postdoc in‬ @tedfon.bsky.social at McGill University in Montreal . Tribute 🔗 www.ijm.fr/tribute-to-c...

EMBL Cell Biology and Biophysics department is searching for a new director. A major position to lead this field in Europe and beyond. embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

CDR2 is a dynein adaptor recruited by kinectin to regulate ER sheet organization, say Vanessa Teixeira, Reto Gassmann @rgassmann.bsky.social and colleagues @i3suporto.bsky.social: rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Cytoskeleton #Biochemistry #Organelles

Upcoming seminar by Jan Brugues: Self-organization of the cytoplasm by physical instabilities at Institut Jacques Monod, Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:45. More info

📢 Institut Jacques Monod Lecture 📅 July 11th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Tomorrow, Gijsje Konderick ( @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social‬ ‬ ), will give the Institut Jacques Monod Lecture "How cytoskeletal crosstalk makes cells strong" ➡️ buff.ly/xtpjdk2

Ever wished to become an actin star? 😎 Then try getting suspended above a non-adhesive substrate. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This postdoc position is still open! Apply if you want to come work with us on asymmetric cell divisions in spiralian embryos! postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...

Hello microscopy and imaging experts and enthusiasts! We are looking for a staff scientist to join us here in Geneva to work on microscopy and image analysis projects! See the link for the job announcement (in French and in English). Please apply and/or repost! jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...

Registration is now open! Gastrulation Reloaded: Developing, engineering & evolving the body plan 📅 October 14–17, 2025 📍 Paris, France 🗓️ Abstract & early bird deadline: July 15, 2025 www.gastrulation-reloaded.conferences-pasteur.org/home Exceptional lineup of speakers & many selected talks

Registration and abstract submission for the 2025 SFP Physics & Life days are now open! The meeting will be held on October 2-3 at the Institute Jacques Monod, Paris. Deadline: September 5. phys-life-2025.sciencesconf.org?lang=en @sfp-physique.bsky.social @ijmonod.bsky.social

Announcing a new @embo.org Workshop on "Intracellular mechanics and organelle mechanobiology" that we are organizing with Michael Krieg and Verena Ruprecht at @icfo.eu (Barcelona) on 16-20 February, 2026. Please, repost and spread the word! 🙏 #EMBOmechanobio meetings.embo.org/event/26-org...

📢 Institut Jacques Monod Lecture 📅 July 11th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Next week, Gijsje Konderick ( @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social‬ ‬ ), will give the Institut Jacques Monod Lecture "How cytoskeletal crosstalk makes cells strong" ➡️ buff.ly/xtpjdk2

#JobOffer 💼 (M/F) Post-doctoral researcher in biophysics of the cytoskeleton 📅 September 1st 📍 Institut Jacques Monod / @romet-jegou-lab.bsky.social Lab 🔗 Apply on the CNRS job portal before July 22th emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

📢 Institut Jacques Monod Lecture 📅 July 11th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Invited by the ‪ijmonod.bsky.social‬ , Gijsje Konderick ( @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social‬ ‬ ), will give the IJM Lecture "How cytoskeletal crosstalk makes cells strong" ➡️ buff.ly/xtpjdk2 @minclab.bsky.social‬

👋 Are you looking for a postdoc position? Do you think microtubules are fascinating? Then we might have the job for you! 2-year funded postdoc to join our lab! 👉 deadline 20/06 👇 check it out www.godinholab.com

Upcoming seminar by Gijsje Koenderink: How cytoskeletal crosstalk makes cells strong at Institut Jacques Monod, Friday 11 July 2025 at 11:45. More info

💼 Postdoctoral Researcher Mechanobiology of Meningococcal Infection 📅 November 1st 📍 Daria Bonazzi's Lab Apply before June 23st 🔗 www.ijm.fr/post-doc-m-f...

Save the date for the 3rd edition of the Physics & Life days, division of the French Physical Society, October 2-3 at the Institute Jacques Monod, Paris. More info coming soon! Co-organised with Silvia Grigolon & Morgan Chabanon. @sfp-physique.bsky.social @ijmonod.bsky.social

Please repost: We have a postdoc position in Fungal Cell Wall Research available to study the Malassezia-host interaction interface in the context of atopic dermatitis. @lableibundgut.bsky.social @neil-gow.bsky.social @mrccmm.bsky.social For more details, visit: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Job Alert! We are recruiting one postdoc to work on spiralian embryos and their crazy polar lobes. More info about this HFSP-funded position on our website baronelab.org: scroll to the end, click on "this could be you"...start your adventure!

📣 Ce 15 mai 2025, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo a été promue au grade d’Officier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite, par décret du Président de la République. 🔬 Cette distinction prestigieuse vient saluer son excellence scientifique dans le domaine de la biologie. 🔗 www.ijm.fr/virginie-cou...

✨We are looking for a PhD student interested in physical cell bio, imaging 🔬, biochemistry, #Xenopus 🐸 & #microtubules ✨ Join us @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de!