Welcome to the International Summer School on Genome Stability

We are delighted to welcome you to Genopolys in Montpellier from July 15th to 19th, 2025.

This Summer school is designed to provide students and postdocs with up-to-date knowledge in the field of Genome Stability.

This will be provided from July 15th to 17th through lectures by ten experts in the field, oral presentations by participants as well as round table discussions. Emphasis will be on promoting interactions and discussions between participants and experts. July 18th will be a symposium day, similar to an international conference, with short presentations from the invited speakers and poster presentations by the participants. On the morning of July 19th, there will be direct interactions between participants and research teams in Genome Stability from IGH (https://www.igh.cnrs.fr/en/) and IGMM (https://www.igmm.cnrs.fr/en/), two research institutes in Montpellier.

Invited speakers

Yasukazu Daigaku
Cancer Institute of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (Tokyo, Japan)

Mariko Sasaki
National Institute of Genetics (Mishima, Japan)

Hiroyuki Sasanuma
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (Tokyo, Japan)

Akira Shinohara
Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University (Osaka, Japan)

Katsuhiko Shirahige
Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, Tokyo University (Tokyo, Japan)

Mireille Bétermier
Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (Gif-sur-Yvette, France)

Sarah Lambert
Institut Curie (Orsay, France)

Bernard de Massy
Institute of Human Genetics (Montpellier, France)

Philippe Pasero
Institute of Human Genetics (Montpellier, France)

Angela Taddei
Institut Curie (Paris, France)

The Summer school is open to master and PhD students, and postdocs. Priority will be given to students. All participants will present both a talk and a poster. The Summer school will accept a total of 30 students maximum.

Registration is in two steps: first application, followed by candidate selection, then registration.

For students/postdocs from Japan (will receive a travel grant): application deadline February 22nd 2025 (number of students is limited to 10).

For students/postdocs from other countries (no travel grant): application is open (number of students is limited to 20).

Those who are selected will be able to register.

For the symposium day, students/postdocs from the Summer school are automatically registered. For other participants, registration will be required and will open on June 1st.

If you need any further assistance or additional information, please feel free to ask!

summerschool2025.genome@igh.cnrs.fr

The field of Genome Stability is rapidly growing, with constant novel insights in both molecular strategies to cope with DNA damage. Understanding these fundamental processes is key to be able to find therapies for diseases such as cancer. The experts will document and explain various aspects of Genome stability, including DNA replication, DNA repair and recombination pathways that are used in somatic cells, gametes, and during meiosis, in unicellular and multicellular organisms.