Diversity of biological mechanisms 2021 Winning Projects

Lauréats 2021

The winning projects are :

  • The marine flatworm Macrostomum lignano, a new model for understanding the polarization of multiciliated epithelia, Azimzadeh Juliette, Paris
  • Nuclear organization in extremophytes, the key to thrive in extreme environments ?, Berr Alexandre, Strasbourg
  • Discovering new actors of iron homeostasis in non-model yeast species using comparative transcriptomics, Devaux Frédéric, Paris
  • A new host invasion model for studying type VI and type IX secretion systems mechanisms, functions and interplay in Bacteroidetes pathogens, Doan Thierry, Marseille   
  • Nuclear receptor signaling and endocrine disruption in a mollusk: the power of functional experiments, Dumollard Rémi, Villefranche-sur-Mer
  • Learning in single cell organisms : Physarum polycephalum as an emerging model system, Dussutour Audrey, Toulouse
  • The non-model plant species Dioscorea communis: toward a better understanding of horizontal transfers between non-parasitic plants, El Baidouri Moaine, Perpignan
  • Unraveling the diversity of telomere mechanisms regulating aging and stress response by developing the reef coral as model, Gilson Eric, Nice   
  • Nanoscopic Organization of the Jellyfish Sarcomere, Leclere Lucas, Villefranche-sur-Mer        
  • Exploring insect diversity to understand sperm DNA ultracompaction, Loppin Benjamin, Lyon
  • Deciphering age-specific hallmarks and longevity of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, Rottinger Eric, Nice
  • Styelidae as a three-species model to address the evolution of budding and whole-body regeneration in chordates, Tiozzo Stefano, Villefranche-sur-Mer
  • Diversity of bacterial phototrophic mechanism on hydrothermal vents in deep oceans, Wu Long-Fei, Marseille