A tribute to bacteria-fungal interactions

Bacterial-fungal interactions: a federative field for fundamental and applied microbiology

The summary report is now available from the international Jacques Monod conference that took place on 11 December 2013 in Roscoff, Bretagne.  To view this report, please click here :  Conference Report

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Conference Summary

The first International Jacques Monod conference took place in Roscoff (Bretagne) from 7 to 11 December.  This conference co-organized by CNRS, INRA and Labex ARBRE was titled « Bacterial-fungal interactions: a federative field for fundamental and applied microbiology ». No fewer than 77 scientists of 15 different nationalities (France, Europe, United States, Mexico, Sri Lanka) participated in learning more about the wide cross-sectoral nature of this area of research which is rapidly gaining momentum. Representing a wide cross-section of research areas (agronomy-forestry, environment, agri-food, medicine, biotechnology, synthetic biology and cultural heritage), these researchers in turn discussed their most recent results relevant to ecology and the molecular mechanisms of bacteria-fungius interactions and their applications and implications to all areas combined.  The dynamic momentum created by this conference led participants to a program a similar event for 2016-2017 and to formalize the development of an international network of laboratories working on this theme. This network is open to any and all laboratories interested (contact A. Deveau; deveau@nancy.inra.fr).

SURVIVORS – INRA and the Collège Duvivier d’Einville-au-Jard

A participative research project with students from Einville-au-Jard
The experiment has started – defoliation begins the first week of June

2 – 6 June 2014
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SURVIVORS is an original participatory research project launched by a team of INRA researchers (UMR EEF) with the support of Labex ARBRE and the CPIE.  An experimental seedling nursery site was installed at INRA in Champenoux to understand how young beech trees survive severe changes in their functioning water-carbon-nitrogen levels. Nearly 2,000 beech trees were planted eight years ago by the UEFL as the first step to study this important seedling stage.

Three classes of students from the College of Einville- au-Jard class have been invited to participate in this experiment for hands on discovery of the research process. Each student will be given responsibility of sponsoring one tree in this experiment, “their” tree which they will follow and observe for 3 years.

Researchers have already met with these middle school students to present the key issues and the process of implementing research projects. These students will be welcomed on site at INRA the first week of June this year to continue their adventure during the defoliation process.

For more information about SURVIVORS ..

Contacts : Nathalie Bréda and Cathy Massonnet with the research team, Pascale Frey-Klett with Labex «ARBRE » and Cyril Galley with CPIE.

The ARBRE Photo contest – Congratulations to the winners !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The votes are in and we have three winning photographers to congratulate!
For those of you who voted, we gave points to each of your selections in order of your preference (3 for your first choice, 2 for the second, 1 for the third).

Stéphanie Delvig victoriously came away in first place with 41 points for her photograph called Chêne dépérissement taken in Champenoux this last winter.  In elegent second place is Erwin Dreyer with 31 points for Forêt de hêtres taken in Danemark.  In third place, François Jobert claimed 14 points for the only photograph he submitted, Fraxinus exelsior en contre-plongée taken in Picardie.

We would like to thank everyone who participated in our contest with your submissions and your votes.  Our special contratulations to the winning photographers!

For a close up look at the winning photographs, click here

For the full presentation of qll submitted photographs, their authors and captions, please click here.. Presentation of all photographs

Xylofutur Wood Thesis – Call for papers

 Wood Thesis Day

July 2, 2014

Bordeaux, France

Call for papers is open ..

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In the context of its policy to support sustainable development in the forest wood sector, under the guidance of its Scientific Council and with support from the Bordeaux University Foundation, Xylofutur will host on July 2, 2014 in Bordeaux , the ninth national awards session for the “Wood Thesis” prize.

This event is to aimed promote research activities on the national level between industry professionals and decision-makers in both higher education and public research.

All papers should be submitted by May 8, 2014 to :  melanie.covas@xylofutur.fr

For more detailed information about this call for papers, please follow this link :
Call for papers – Xylofutur Wood Thesis 2014

To consult the Xylofutur website, please click here : Xylofutur

Call for applications – CJS 2014

INRA is recruiting PhD students for Young Scientist Contracts

The Young Scientist Contract (or CJS) is a unique opportunity to work with INRA in partnership with the Doctoral School RP2E or with a research organization.

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INRA and the Doctoral School of Science and Engineering (RP2E) is offering a limited term contract for 3 years (the time to complete PhD studies) followed by two years of postdoctoral research abroad. Research will take place in Nancy, France.  Candidates may choose between 4 topics of research.

For more information, follow this link
CJS 2014 – Call for applications

PhD Course – IFGI2014


PhD Course : International Forestry and Global Issues

19 – 23 May
Champenoux et Nancy

Application deadline is 5 April

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The next edition of the PhD School on “International Forestry and Global Issues” (IFGI) will be held in Champenoux and Nancy from 19 to 23 May 2014. The course is organized by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), the European Forest Institute Central European Regional Office, the Observatory for European Forests (EFICENT-OEF), and by AgroParisTech.Over a period of one week, IFGI 2014 will address a range of forest issues and topics highly relevant to international and national forest and environmental research and policy agendas. The course will offer PhD students and young researchers an excellent opportunity to interact with internationally renowned experts from forest science and international policy makers.

Course topics will be approached in a trans‐disciplinary manner and therefore we welcome students with different research backgrounds to participate (e.g. ecologists, economists, geneticists, foresters, sociologists, etc.).

For more information, follow the links below :

IFGI2014 site WEB : https://colloque4.inra.fr/globalforestrycourse.
IFGI2014 : Second Announcement
IFGI2014 : Detailed Description

 

Romain Koszul with the Institut Pasteur


Conference

Thursday, 27 March

14h00 in Amphithéâtre 7- University of Lorraine, Faculty of Sciences, Vandeouvre

 

As part of the series of conferences organized with support from LabEx ARBRE, Romain Koszul with the Pasteur Institute will present a lecture entitled ‘Ideas on the diverse organization of chromosomes in eukaryotic or prokaryotic microorganisms ‘.

Click here to read the full résumé

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Romain Koszul
Genetics of genomes – CNRS/Institut Pasteur, Paris

Roman Koszul is a biologist and an agricultural engineer by training and a former student of the Université Paris-Sud and AgroParisTech. From 2001 to 2004, he prepared a doctorate in biology at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Institut Pasteur. In 2005, he joined Nancy Kleckner’s laboratory at Harvard University where he concentrated his work for four years on the interface between physics and biology and the mechanical properties and dynamics of chromosomes. Recruited by the CNRS in 2008 as a research fellow, he has just put together a team at the Pasteur Institute to work on the “spatial regulation of genomes”.

Dynamic interaction between eukaryotic chromosomes: impact on the stability of the genome (DICIG)

This project aims to understand the functional and mechanical interactions between chromosomes, nuclear periphery and cytoskeleton, as well as their influence on genomic stability, through in vivo and in vitro approaches in a eukaryotic model, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genomic studies, combined with analyses of quantitative microscopy, allow researchers to precisely describe the organization of chromosomes relative to each other, in different genetic backgrounds. Genetic experimentation permits researchers to measure the significance of this organization in processes related to DNA metabolism.

Photo contest – Time to vote !

The submissions are in ! 25 participants stepped up to the challenge and submitted 91 photographs. A stunning cross-section of art and science and testimony to the many layers of discovery happening around us every day.

To view all submitted photos, follow this link to our Photos presentation page where each image is assigned a number for voting. Here, you can click on each image for a larger format view.

Next, download our Voting form or simply contact us with your 3 selections for winning photographs in order of your preference. Keep in mind we are asking for one vote per person. Remember to let us know where you are from, where you work or how you found us. The last day to vote is  Friday April 4.

We want to thank all participating photogaphers and LabEx enthusiasts for following the LabEx Photo Contest.

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Photos presentationClick here to view the submitted photographs. Note that each are assigned a number for voting.

Voting formdownload and email to : aorsini@nancy.inra.fr

Truffle Technical Fair 2014


Annual meeting of scientific researchers and the truffle industry

2-3 April  2014

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The Truffle Technical Fair (JTT)

The JTT will be held in 2014 for the first time in Lorraine thanks to support from LabEx ARBRE.  Its aim is to promote an exchange between truffle farmers and truffle sector professionals and scientists and technicians working in laboratories involved in truffle research by gathering from 20 to 30 specialized technicians and truffle engineers, visiting researchers and truffle-farming representatives from the Lorraine region and from the French Truffle Federation (FTT).

What is the Truffle Technical Fair?

The decline in truffle production as definitively been over for 25 years and we are even now seeing a trend of increased production.  This increase is in part due to an experimental scheme implemented by the French Truffle Federation and scientific advances made possible thanks to investments from INRA. For 20 years, 28 technicians have been directly involved in following experimental sites that represent a total planted area of 125 hectares. JTT2014 was created to facilitate group discussions about results rendered from each regions experimental schemes.

Why host the Truffle Technical Fair in Lorraine?

The Lorraine region has a long tradition of truffle production and consumption.  Several species of truffles can be found in Lorraine such as the Burgundy truffle (Tuber aestivum), the Mésentérique truffle or the Meuse truffle (Tuber mesentericum) and the black Périgord truffle (T. melanosporum).  The black truffle culture, as well as that of the Burgundy truffle, represent for farmers and foresters in Lorraine a concrete and viable opportunity for diversification. The House of Truffles in Boncourt on the Meuse, which welcomes more than 2000 visitors each year, is an excellent example of the current trend in eco-tourism which truffles could help develop further.  The Truffle Technical Fair in Lorraine aims to facilitate a local truffle exchange with technicians from surrounding regions but also presents an opportunity to showcase experimental schemes already in place in the region.

To read more ..

For the detailed JTT 2014 program
For more information, visit the JTT2014 website

International conference in Gérardmer

FEC 2014 – 5th Forest Engineering Conférence
Forest engineering : propelling the forest value chain

Registration is now OPEN

23-26 September 2014
Gerardmer, France
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FCBA is proud to host of the Fifth Forest Engineering Conference together with the 47th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanisation this coming fall.

The Forest Engineering Conference (FEC), an international event held every four years, is a forum for forest engineers from around the world to share their knowledge, experience, and emerging ideas.

We would like to encourage you to participate in this conference. This is a unique opportunity to meet with a broad range of actors in the forestry-wood industry and presents the chance to develop collaborative projects which Labex ARBRE will review with great interest in the framework of its mission to support actions around R&D and valorization.F

For the conference poster – Affiche FEC2014