Development & Cancer

The course is dedicated to the most current knowledge linking developmental biology with the cellular and molecular study of cancers. Neural crest and melanomas, from their initiation to their migration (metastasis) as well as medulloblastomas are taken as examples. The course benefits from a multidisciplinary approach at multiple scales (embryology on various models, cell biology, transcriptomics, imaging ...). It ends with presentations of therapeutic approaches.

The course includes round tables on careers in academia or industry, on scientific article publication as well as on ethics in animal experimentation. Alumni of the M2 GCD of Paris-Saclay will come to present their career. Posters sessions for doctoral students are also organized and prizes for the best posters will be awarded.

The conferences will be broadcasted live via Teams.

Keynote speakers

Robert KELSH – University of Bath – UK

Course in English

3 ECTS

Registration deadline

November 26th 2021

Speakers
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Speakers

Julien ABLAIN – CRCL, Lyon – FR

Heinz ARNHEITER – NIH, US

Olivier AYRAULT – Institut Curie, Orsay – FR

Cédric DELEVOYE – Institut Curie, Paris – FR

Olivier LANTZ – Institut Curie, Paris – FR

Carmit LEVY – Weizmann Institute – IL

Anne-Hélène MONSORO-BURQ , Institut Curie, Orsay, FR

Celio POUPONNOT – Institut Curie, Orsay – FR

Florian RAMBOW – VIB - KU Leuven – BE

Berta Lopez SANCHEZ-LAORDEN – CSIC, Alicante, ES

Simon SAULE – Institut Curie, Orsay – FR

Marcos SIMOES-COSTA – Cornell University, US

Sophie TARTARE-DECKERT – C3M, Nice – FR

Stephan VAGNER – Institut Curie, Orsay – FR

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Objectives

To discuss the most relevant questions in the field of Development and Cancer. To provide an up-to-date landscape on melanocyte and melanoma biology, associated to some conferences on medulloblastoma, for master and doctoral students as well as for researchers and clinicians.

Discussion & Workshops

Round table for carrier development.

Selection Criteria

There is no selection process, acceptance on a first-come first-served basis

Practical Information

The course will be held at Institut Curie, Paris, with implemented sanitary measures according to public health directives. Please note that this information can be updated at any moment.

Topics :

Pigment cell development: signals, differentiation and migration
Cell migrations in vivo, in embryos and cancer
Cutaneous and uveal melanomas
Medulloblastoma biology
High throughput technologies and imaging for tumor analysis
Melanoma and therapies.

Workshops

Career development workshop

ECTS credits Information

Exam & Evaluation

3 ECTS can be awarded from Université Paris Saclay ONLY for Master Students (or PhD students) who have registered at Université Paris Saclay (fees) OR who belong to another University with a pedagogical agreement (In this case, their host university delivers the ECTS): candidates have to defend an oral examination (article presentation followed by questions). If you would like to defend the examination while not currently registered at University Paris Saclay, please contact the organizers before November 15th 2021.