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Team-Building on the Saône
Read more : Team-Building on the SaôneStepping outside the lab to reconnect as a team. Today, we shared a canoe-kayak team building day on the Saône river, hosted by the Club Aquatique de Parcieux. The programme included team challenges, a treasure hunt, a picnic by the water, paired discussions… and, above all, a lot of cooperation, mutual support and good humour.…
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SYMPOSIUM on SMN
Read more : SYMPOSIUM on SMNWe are pleased to announce the upcoming international mini-symposium: Advances in SMN Research: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies 📅 Tuesday 25 August 2026🕐 13:30–17:30📍 Faculté de Médecine, Lyon — Room HERMANN This half-day scientific event will bring together researchers working on SMN biology, spinal muscular atrophy, disease models, RNA metabolism, neuromuscular dysfunction, and emerging therapeutic strategies. We are delighted…
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Welcoming Gianluca Guida to Lyon!
Read more : Welcoming Gianluca Guida to Lyon!We are delighted to welcome Gianluca Guida to our team-mari at the Institut NeuroMyogène for a six-month research stay. Gianluca is currently a PhD student in the laboratory of Donata Orioli at the Istituto di Genetica Molecolare « Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza » – CNR (IGM-CNR), where he is investigating the molecular mechanisms linking transcription, genome stability…
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SMNuHoMICS at the JPND Symposium
Read more : SMNuHoMICS at the JPND SymposiumIt was a pleasure to present the progress of the SMNuHoMICS project at the NEURON & JPND – EU Joint Programme Neurodegenerative Disease Research / EP BrainHealth Midterm Symposium in Paris. The international consortium focuses on the role of SMN in nucleolar homeostasis and nuclear recovery after stress, with potential implications for spinal muscular atrophy…
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Looking back at the 3R Congress
Read more : Looking back at the 3R Congress— Replication, Recombination and Repair — held at Presqu’île du Ponant The TEAM MARI laboratory was strongly represented this year with several posters presented by our students and young researchers on DNA damage response, nucleolar reorganization, and the role of key proteins such as SMN, FUS and CHD2. 👏 Congratulations to:• Phoebe Rassinoux for her…
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🔬 We Are Recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (MSCA-PF 2026)
Read more : 🔬 We Are Recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (MSCA-PF 2026)We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral candidate to apply for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) 2026. 📅 Deadline: September 9th, 2026 🧬 Our Research Focus Our goal is to better understand Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) by uncovering previously unexplored functions of the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) protein. We aim to move beyond…
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Team Mari at the SMA Europe Congress
Read more : Team Mari at the SMA Europe CongressThree members of the team were delighted to attend the SMA Europe Congress at Budapest, where patients, families, industry representatives, and scientists come together with a shared goal: advancing research and improving the lives of people living with spinal muscular atrophy. Phoebe Rassinoux gave an oral presentation on her work exploring the role of SMN…
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A Visit from AFM-Téléthon Donors and Volunteers
Read more : A Visit from AFM-Téléthon Donors and VolunteersThis afternoon, our laboratory had the honor of welcoming donors and volunteers from the AFM‑Téléthon. This exchange provided an opportunity to present our research, our experimental approaches, and the equipment we use daily to better understand the molecular mechanisms involved in Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Bringing together those who support research and those who conduct it…
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The Mari team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026
Read more : The Mari team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026With enthusiasm and determination, we look forward to the year ahead, ready to embrace new challenges, advance our work, and pursue new discoveries together. At the end of this wonderful team Christmas dinner, we had the chance to exchange our small gifts during our annual Secret Santa.
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La Team Mari était au rendez-vous du Relais du Muscle MyoNeurALP
Read more : La Team Mari était au rendez-vous du Relais du Muscle MyoNeurALPDevoting the week to advancing our understanding of neuromuscular diseases and developing new treatments, then running for the AFM-Téléthon over the weekend (under the rain and still with a smile) truly exemplifies dedication. You rock !!!We are incredibly proud of you. 🥰 Thanks to Jianbo, Manon, Charlène, Camille
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Visit to Ottawa
Read more : Visit to OttawaWe are delighted to have met once again our collaborators Olivier Binda and Jocelyn Côté in real life and discussed many recent results and future directions for our JPND project on SMN. SMNuHomics aims to disclose new functions of the protein SMN mutated in SMA using “omics” approaches. Our program is financed by: ANR (Agence…
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Congratulations to Jianbo🏅
Read more : Congratulations to Jianbo🏅Jianbo Huang obtained his Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, on the « Role of CHD2 in dynamics organisation of the nucleus and splicing ». The defense took place before a jury composed of:
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11ᵉ Journées de la Recherche sur la SLA et les Maladies du Neurone Moteur
Read more : 11ᵉ Journées de la Recherche sur la SLA et les Maladies du Neurone MoteurCandice and Ambra attended the 11ᵉ Journées de la Recherche sur la SLA et les Maladies du Neurone Moteur (JR11), co-organised by ARSLA and FILSLAN, at the Institut du Cerveau (ICM) in Paris.Candice presented her latest findings during a poster communication.