Cycling to divide: from single molecules to global networks

Chairperson: Katja Wassmann
Institut Jacques Monod, Université de Paris, 15 Rue Hélène Brion, 75013 Paris, France
Phone: +33 (0)1 57 27 81 48
Email: katja.wassmann@ijm.fr

Vice-chairperson: Adele Marston
Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, Max Born Crescent, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 7088
Email: adele.marston@ed.ac.uk

The dream of every cell is to become two cells (François Jacob, 1920-2013).

            This citation can be considered as the key phrase describing all previous 15 Jacques Monod conferences in the Cell cycle series that took place in Roscoff. Each meeting had a slightly shifted focus on topics of how cells achieve this dream, and which control mechanisms are in place to prevent one cell's dream to unleash chaos in the whole organism. Insights into the overarching principles governing cell cycle control have been obtained from a variety of model organisms, each with its specific technical advantages. Because cell cycle control is such a conserved process, the basic mechanisms discovered from studies in single cell organisms such as yeast also apply to multicellular organisms. Key regulatory proteins exist in one way or the other in all organisms and often control the same processes, with the addition of another layer of complexity due to a multicellular environment, specific developmental requirements or requirements related to tissue differentiation.

            The speakers invited allow us to propose a program ranging from recent advances obtained by global approaches to data obtained by single cell and even single molecule imaging. The program of this conference will cover very recent work on global approaches on cell cycle transitions, as well as studies on individual cells within multicellular organisms undergoing cell cycle and cell fate decisions. Speakers come from diverse scientific backgrounds, use a variety of model systems, and are at both junior and senior career stages. Additionally, there will be ample opportunity for oral presentations from participants, after selection from abstracts, and several poster sessions will enable all participants to present their most recent results. The meeting will take place in the beautiful setting of the CNRS marine station in Roscoff, Britanny, in France. The number of participants is limited to 110 attendees, which will be selected by the organizers, to enable discussion in an intimate setting.

Invited speakers

(provisional titles)

Brenda Andrews (Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Global genetic networks
 

Allison Bardin (Institut Curie, Paris, France)
Stem cells and tissue homeostasis
 

Frédéric Beckouët (Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Toulouse, France)
Cohesin-dependent chromatin loops
 

Andreas Boland (Université de Genève, Genève, Switzerland)
Structure and function of cell cycle regulatory proteins
 

Anna Castro (Centre de Recherche en Biologie cellulaire de Montpellier (CRBM), Montpellier, France)
Phosphatases in cell cycle and signaling
 

Fabrice Caudron (Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (IGMM), Montpellier, France)
Asymmetric inheritance of cell fate and memory
 

Julien Dumont (Institut Jacques Monod (IJM), Paris, France)
Cell division and reproduction
 

Elif Nur Firat Karalar (Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Centrosomes, cilia and satellites
 

Hironori Funabiki (The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA)
Chromosome structure, function and genome integrity
 

Fanni Gergely (University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom)
Centrosome biology in health and disease
 

Iain Hagan (Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, Machester, United Kingdom)
Control and execution of mitosis
 

Silke Hauf (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA)
The principles of accurate cell division
 

Toru Hirota (Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR),Tokyo, Japan)
Mitotic chromosome assembly and separation
 

Jean-René Huynh (CIRB - Collège de France, Paris, France)
Evolution and development of germ cells
 

Geert Kops (Hubrecht Institute Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Chromosomal instability, aneuploidy and cancer
 

Mart Loog (Estonian Centre for Synthetic Biology, Tartu, Estonia)
Multisite phosphorylation networks
 

Tony Ly (University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom)
Cell state transitions during cell growth and division
 

Adele Marston (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Specialisation of cell cycle control in meiosis
 

Joao Matos (Max Perutz Labs, Vienna, Austria)
Mechanisms of genome stability and haploidisation
 

Andrea Musacchio (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany)
The organization and function of kinetochores
 

Karen Oegema (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA)
Mechanisms ensuring genome stabillity during cell division
 

Simonetta Piatti (CRBM, Montpellier, France)
Septin dynamics for cytokinesis
 

Lionel Pintard (Institut Jacques Monod (IJM), Paris, France)
Cell cycle and development
 

Silvia Santos (The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom)
Quantitative stem cell biology and cell fate decisions
 

Jan Skotheim (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA)
Cell size control
 

Izabela Sumara (Institut de génétique, biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France)
Cell cycle and ubiquitin signaling
 

Marie-Hélène Verlhac (CIRB - Collège de France, Paris, France)
Oocyte mechanics and morphogenesis
 

Katja Wassmann (Institut Jacques Monod (IJM), Paris, France)
Mechanisms of oocyte meiosis
 

Deadline for application: January 31, 2024

Registration fee (including board and lodging)

510 € for PhD students

740 € for other participants

Application for registration

The total number of participants is limited to 115 and all participants are expected to attend for the whole duration of the conference. Selection is made on the basis of the affinity of potential participants with the topics of the conference. Scientists and PhD Students interested in the meeting should deposit online before the deadline.

• their curriculum vitae
• the proof of their student status
• the list of their main publications for the 3 last years
• the abstract of their presentation.

The abstract must respect the following template:

• First line: title
• Second line: list of authors
• Third line: author's addresses
• Fourth line: e-mail of the presenting author

Abstract should not exceed 600 words. No figures.

After the deadline, the organizers will select the participants. Except in some particular cases approved by the Chairperson, it is recommended that all selected participants present their work during the conference, either in poster form or by a brief in- session talk. The organizers choose the form in which the presentations are made. No payment will be sent with application. Information on how and when to pay will be mailed in due time to those selected.