Monday 16 December to Friday 20 December 2019 - Nice genomics winter school, organized by IRCAN researchers (Simona Saccani, Gael Cristofari and Gianni Liti) and University Côte d’Azur, will bring together European as well as local experts in the field. The chosen topics highlight how genomics has transformed our vision of evolution, cancer, inherited and infectious diseases, as well as our basic understanding of how genes are expressed and organized at the cellular level. For more information: http://univ-cotedazur.fr/events/nice-genomics-winter-school#.XfNSjRtCeUk  

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - Pr Eric GILSON received the 2019 Inserm Grand Prize by Mrs Agnès BUZYN, Minister of Solidarity and Health.To see the video of the ceremony: https://webcast.in2p3.fr/video/prix19-mp4 To read the article to be published in Le Monde on December 17: https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2019/12/14/eric-gilson-vieillir-pour-ne-pas-mourir-parfois-grace-aux-telomeres_6022898_1650684.html To read the article published in the Nice Matin on December 15: https://www.nicematin.com/sante/attaquer-le-vieillissement-pour-lutter-contre-les-maladies-440245

Le Grand Prix Inserm 2019 sera décerné à Eric Gilson dont les travaux contribuent à des avancées majeures en biologie du vieillissement, fondateur et directeur de l'IRCAN et coordinateur scientifique du programme de recherche Inserm AgeMed. Pour en savoir plus : https://intranet.inserm.fr/Pages/default.aspx   https://www.lequotidiendumedecin.fr/actus-medicales/recherche-science/eric-gilson-grand-prix-inserm-2019-cancer-et-vieillissement-sont-lies-meme-si-les-mecanismes-sont

Gaël Cristofari, Research Director, will give a lecture entitled "Biology, a digital science?" Saturday, November 23 at 6 pm.

On December 16 & 17, 2019, the COST Action MARISTEM and the IRCAN welcome you in Nice to the 2nd edition of the Aquatic research models to study regeneration & aging workshop

This year again, the IRCAN participated in the Nice-Cannes Marathon with a highly motivated relay team.