Transition program

Since 2020, the Transition Program helps to finance either the end of a Ph.D. (4th year) or a transition phase between the end of the Ph.D. and the start of a postdoc in a different laboratory. This funding offers an opportunity to complete the thesis project and maximize publications from the thesis lab. Each year, around 200k € are allocated to this program.

Cell on micropillars

Fluorescent image of a cell on a bed of flexible micropillars and resulting traction forces

The annual Transition call supports PhD students and young PhD for a maximum of 12 months.

Transition 2023

Twenty-four projects were submitted, and eight of them were selected for funding periods ranging from 6 to 12 months:

“Probing the role of long non-coding RNA XIST and X Chromosome Inactivation for human extraembryonic cell fate acquisition”, Léo CARRILLO, PhD student (4th year), EDC
“Evolutionary theory from biology to social sciences: ontological and epistemological stakes of the evolution of gender characteristics”, Agathe DU CREST, PhD student (4th year), IHPST
“Plasmodium falciparum causes significant alterations in erythroid differentiation”, Aurélie DUMARCHEY, PhD student (4th year), Institut Cochin
“Elucidation des mécanismes moléculaires de perception de la densité cellulaire dans l’épithélium, de la surface de la cellule à son noyau”, Louis LAURENT, PhD student (4th year), IJM
“Dynamics of a leaf central vein”, Camille LE SCAO, PhD student (4th year), MSC
“Role of vimentin in epithelial collective cell migration”, Sudheer Kumar PENETI, PhD student (4th year), IJM
“Characterization of the epigenome of human spermatozoa: impact of the age and correlation with embryonic development”, Manon COULEE, postdoctoral researcher, Institut Cochin
“Identity and evolution of adhesive properties in several Drosophila species”, Manon MONIER, postdoctoral researcher, IJM

Transition 2022

Sixteen projects were submitted, and seven of them were selected for funding periods ranging from 3 to 12 months:

“Uncovering the mechanisms of regeneration in the annelid Platynereis dumerilii”, Loïc BIDEAU, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM
“Evolution of X Chromosome Inactivation and regulatory non-coding RNA in primates“, Emmanuel CAZOTTES, Ph.D. student (4th year), EDC
“Role of Srf in the control of myoblast fusion”, Kassandra KOBON, Ph.D. student (4th year), Institut Cochin
“Detection of attachments without tension during the second meiotic division in oocytes”, Antoine LANGEOIRE, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM
“Centrosomal meiotic divisions in the parthenogenetic nematode Rhabditophanes diutinus”, Aurélien PERRIER, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM
“Etude du rôle de la méthylation des protéines ESCRT-III dans la régulation de l’abscission”, Aurélie RICHARD,Ph.D. student (4th year), EDC
“Rôle de l’hélicase DDX6 dans l’hématopoïèse normale”, Zubaidan TUERDI, postdoctoral researcher, Institut Cochin

Transition 2021

Twenty-two projects were submitted, and eleven of them were selected for funding periods ranging from 3 to 12 months:

“Epigenetic regulation of filamentation in C.albicans: a top-down proteomics study“, Nicolas SENECAUT, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM
“Effect of the Substrate Stiffness on the Self-Organization of the Intestinal Epithelial Stem Cell Niche“, Barbara MERCIER, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM
“The role of mechanics and single-cell polarity during the emergence of motion in collective cell migration“, Victor CELLERIN, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM
“Establishment of T lymphocyte asymmetry upon chemokine stimulation“, Morgane SIMAO, Ph.D. student (4th year), Cochin Institute
“Bulk Cytoplasm Material Properties and Mitotic Spindle Positioning“, Jing XIE, postdoctoral researcher, IJM
“Role of LRRFIP2 during heart development and in hypoxia regulation during embryogenesis“, Laura BEN DRISS, postdoctoral researcher, Cochin Institute
“Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of transcription termination by the RNA polymerase III“, Juanjuan XIE, postdoctoral researcher, IJM
“Role of Axine 1 on the intestinal epithelium homeostasis“, Romain SANSON, postdoctoral researcher, Cochin Institute
“Actin filament bundling tunes disassembly by cofilin“, Jahnavi CHIKIREDDY, postdoctoral researcher, IJM
“Small non-coding RNAs of intron origin: new key players of muscle identity and fate“, Baptiste BOGARD, postdoctoral researcher, Epigenetics and Cell Fate unit
“The epistemic and ontological value of stochasticity in cells stress response. The case of alternative start-codon selection“, Marco CASALI, postdoctoral researcher, IHPST

Transition 2020

Twenty-two projects were submitted, and nine of them were selected for funding periods ranging from 3 to 8 months:

“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder between defense mechanisms and stress vulnerability“, Fanny BONARD, Ph.D. student (4th year), CRPMS
“Function of new histone deposition during chromatin repair : impact on histone post-translational modifications at mitotic onset”, Juliette FERRAND, Ph.D. student (4th year), Epigenetics and Cell Fate unit
“Interplay between the oncoproteins FAK and Pyk2 and the molecular scaffolds β‐arrestins from the membrane to the nucleus“, Isaure LOT, Ph.D. student (4th year), Cochin Institute
“Apico-basal localization of the transmembrane receptor Smoothened and its impact on Hedgehog signal transduction“, Marina GONCALVES ANTUNES, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM
“Étude moléculaire des mécanismes d’action d’inhibiteurs de CDK4 et CDK6 sur la réplication de l’ADN“, Su-Jung KIM, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM
“Role of the JUNO oocyte protein in the mammalian block to polyspermy“, Sophie FAVIER, postdoctoral researcher, Cochin Institute
“Characterization of a protein that bridges the small RNA pathway to PRC2 in Paramecium“, Caridad MIRO PINA, postdoctoral researcher, IJM
“Inactivation du chromosome X et identité cellulaire chez l’humain : rôle des ARN non-codants“, Madeleine MOSCATELLI, postdoctoral researcher, Epigenetics and Cell Fate unit
“Evolution of a novel left-right asymmetry in Drosophila pachea“, Bénédicte LEFEVRE, Ph.D. student (4th year), IJM