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A Visit from AFM-Téléthon Donors and Volunteers
This 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
With 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
Devoting 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
We 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🏅
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
Candice 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.
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Fête de la Science 2025
The entire team took part in the Fête de la Science 2025 on the La Doua campus — this marked the third edition of our workshop “Le Soleil sur la Peau.”
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8th EU–US Conference on Endogenous DNA Damage and Repair,
Phoebe participated in the 8th EU–US Conference on Endogenous DNA Damage and Repair, held in Bergen, Norway, where she presented her promising results in a poster session.
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Welcome Yiru
We are delighted to welcome Yiru, who has just joined our team to start her PhD, funded by the Chinese Scientific Council. Welcome, Yiru!
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Charlène, Assistant Engineer
Charlène Magnani successfully passed the university recruitment process and has been appointed Assistant Engineer. Congratulations, Charlène!