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The PhD projects for 2012

The 31 PhD projects of the 2012 PhD Program are classified by Institute of the DSV.

Institute of Biology and Technologies, Saclay research center
Neurovascular pharmacology group
Leader : Aloïse Mabondzo
Subject  :   Prediction of cerebral drug concentrations.
PhD supervisor : Henri BENECH


Institute of Biology and Technologies, Saclay research center
Laboratory of structural biology and radiobiology (LBSR)
Leader : Sophie ZINN-JUSTIN
Subject  :   Study of structural determinants associated to formation and resolution of human telomeres t-loop.
PhD supervisor : Marie-Héléne LEDU


Institute of Biology and Technologies, Saclay research center
Tritium labelling, self-assembly group
Leader : Bernard ROUSSEAU
Subject  :   Determination of the active conformation of Taxol using solid state NMR of tritiated analogues.
PhD supervisor : Bernard ROUSSEAU


Institute of Biology and Technologies, Saclay research center
Epigenetic regulation and cancer group
Leader : Matthieu GERARD
Subject  :   Identification of the transcriptional regulatory networks controlled by chromatin remodelling factors during embryonic stem cell differentiation.
PhD supervisor : Matthieu GERARD


Institute of Biology and Technologies, Saclay research center
Oxidatives stresses & cancer group
Leader : Michel TOLEDANO
Subject  :   Redox control of secretion and its alteration age-related diseases.
PhD supervisor : Michel TOLEDANO


Institute of Biology and Technologies, Saclay research center
Enzymology and non ribosomal peptide biosynthesis group
Leader : Muriel GONDRY
Subject  :   Cyclodipeptide synthases, a new family of enzymes for the biosynthesis of new bioactive molecules.
PhD supervisor : Muriel GONDRY


Institute of Biology and Technologies, Saclay research center
Group function of zinc metalloproteases
Leader : Vincent DIVE
Subject  :   Design of therapeutic compounds: Combination of multidisciplinary approaches to get deeper insight into intermolecular interactions.
PhD supervisor : Vincent DIVE


Genome Institute, Evry Research Center
Laboratory of Bioinformatics sequence analysis (LABIS)
Leader : Patrick WINCKER
Subject  :   Gene content of ecologically important species in marine plankton using metagenome sequence analysis.
PhD supervisor : Patrick WINCKER


Genome Institute, Evry Research Center
Laboratory of Bioinformatic Analysis for Genomic and Metabolism (LABGEM)
Leader : Claudine MEDIGUE
Subject  :   Exploration of the diversity of enzymatic protein families: towards the discovery of new enzymatic activities.
PhD supervisor : David VALLENET


Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Fontenay-aux-Roses research center
Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases (LMN)
Leader : Emmanuel Brouillet
Subject  :   Cellular origins of metabolic deficits in Alzheimer's disease.
PhD supervisor : Gilles BONVENTO


Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Fontenay-aux-Roses research center
Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases (LMN)
Leader : Emmanuel BROUILLET
Subject  :   Evaluation of the efficacy of new therapeutic approaches in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease based on quantitative methods of analysis of amyloid load.
PhD supervisor : Thierry DELZESCAUX


Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Orsay research center
Laboratory of experimental molecular medicine
Leader : Anne FLÜRY-HERARD
Subject  :   Molecular imaging & therapy of cancer by specific targeting of multimodal nanoparticles.
PhD supervisor : Frédéric DUCONGE


Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Saclay research center
Laboratory of computer-assisted Neuroimaging (LNAO)
Leader : Jean-François MANGIN
Subject  :   Compressed Sensing for parallel MRI at high magnetic field (7T).
PhD supervisor : Philippe CIUCIU


Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapy, Fontenay-aux-Roses research center
Laboratory of antiviral immunity (LIA)
Leader : Roger LE GRAND
Subject  :   Exploring the mechanisms of natural control of HIV infection using non-human primate models.
PhD supervisor : Bruno VASLIN


Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiation Biology, Caen research center
Open laboratory for research with accelerated ions (LARIA)
Leader : Jean-Louis LEFAIX
Subject  :   Radiosensitivity of human chondrocyte. Artificial cartilage's model for radiotherapy studies.
PhD supervisor : Yannick SAINTIGNY


Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiation Biology, Evry research center
Laboratory of Keratinocyte Genomics and Radiobiology (LGRK)
Leader : Michèle MARTIN
Subject  :   Gorlin syndrome: Patched-1 gene and individual sensitivity to radiation.
Phd supervisor : Odile RIGAUD


Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiation Biology, Fontenay-aux-Roses research center
Laboratory for research in genetic instability (LRIG)
Leader : Pablo RADICELLA
Subject  :   Role of the prion protein in the DNA damage response.
PhD supervisor : Anne BRAVARD


Institute of Cellular and Molecular Radiation Biology, Fontenay-aux-Roses research center
Laboratory of nuclear dynamics and DNA repair (LNDR)
Leader : Karine DUBRANA
Subject  :   Impact of nuclear organisation on DNA repair and génome stability.
PhD supervisor : Karine DUBRANA


Institute of Life Sciences Research and Technologies, Grenoble research center
Group pathophysiology of the cytoskeleton
Leader : Annie ANDRIEUX
Subject :  MAP6, a microtubule associated protein : biochemical and stuctural properties.
PhD supervisor : Annie ANDRIEUX


Institute of Life Sciences Research and Technologies, Grenoble research center
Bacterial pathogenesis and cellular responses group
Leader : Ina ATTREE
Subject :  Integrated approach of toxin injection by a bacterial pathogen: identification of novel anti-infectious targets.
PhD supervisor : Philippe HUBER


Institute of Life Sciences Research and Technologies, Grenoble research center
Kinases in renal carcinoma group
Leader : Claude COCHET
Subject :  Protein kinases and renal carcinoma: prediction of synergistic effects of new drugs and optimization of their association for a better therapeutic action.
PhD supervisor : Odile FILHOL-COCHET


Institute of Life Sciences Research and Technologies, Grenoble research center
Physics of cytoskeleton and morphogenesis group
Leader : Laurent BLANCHOIN
Subject :  In vitro reconstitution of biomimetic contractile systems.
PhD supervisor : Laurent BLANCHOIN


Institute of Life Sciences Research and Technologies, Grenoble research centere
Biocatalysis group
Leader : Marc Fontecave
Subject :  Design of new electro- and photocatalysts for H2 production: toward the construction of a H2-evolving (photo)cathode by a molecular strategy
PhD supervisor : Murielle CHAVAROT-KERLIDOU


Institute of Life Sciences Research and Technologies, Grenoble research center
Biomics laboratory
Leader : Xavier GIDROL
Subject :  Profiling Ub and Ubl pathways in prostate cancer (PRUB-in CaP).
PhD supervisor : Maxim BALAKIREV


Institute of Structural Biology, Grenoble research center
Channels Group
Leader : Michel VIVAUDOU
Subject :  Structural and functional studies of the K-ATP channel and the mechanism of disease-causing mutations.
PhD supervisor : Michel VIVAUDOU


Institute of Structural Biology, Grenoble research center
Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy group
Leader : Bernhard BRUTSCHER
Subject :  Lpos, key protein regulators and potential new targets antibiotics.
PhD supervisor : Jean-Pierre SIMORRE


Institute of Structural Biology, Grenoble research center
Dynamo group
Leader : Martin FIELD
Subject :  Molecular modeling studies of Coupled Electron Transfer Processes in Proteins.
PhD supervisor : Martin FIELD


Institute of Structural Biology, Grenoble research center
Conserved ATPases/GTPases group
Leader : Jean-Michel JAULT
Subject :  Functionning mechanism of an ABC transporter from Streptococcus pneumoniae involved in the resistance towards antimicrobial peptides.
PhD supervisor : Jean-Michel JAULT


Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology, Cadarache research center
Laboratory of plant molecular ecophysiology (LEMP)
Leader : Michel HAVAUX
Subject :  Singlet oxygen signaling and photosynthetic acclimation of plants to environmental constraints.
PhD supervisor : Michel HAVAUX


Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology, Marcoule research center
Laboratory of target protein studies (LEPC)
Leader : Claude VIDAUD
Subject :  Analytical strategies based on ICP/MS and ESI/MS for the characterization of uranium biological targets.
PhD supervisor : Agnès HAGEGE


Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology, Cadarache research center
Laboratory of plant genetics and biophysic (LGBP)
Leader : Christophe ROBAGLIA
Subject :  Manipulating energy signaling to improve the transformation of sunlight into biofuel.
PhD supervisor : Benjamin FIELD