Life Sciences
Life is studied at its different molecular and cellular scales, from the organ to the individual. A wide variety of biological models are used, ranging from yeasts to invertebrates, algae, plants, mice and fish along with cellular models.
The experimental approaches that we use are multidisciplinary, ranging from the molecule to the study of behaviour in biology.
Approaches derived from physics, mathematics and computational sciences enable us to understand the physical and dynamic properties of biological systems through modelling. Synthetic biology is used, in this sense, to reconstruct living organisms, while innovative technologies are deployed in imaging, genomics, proteomics, biophysics and structural biology. The main biological processes underlying the functioning of living organisms are analysed through multiple lenses:
>> ageing and longevity,
>> photosynthesis and photoperception,
>> the development of organisms from meiosis to adult formation,
>> the development, physiology and plasticity of the nervous system,
>> the functioning of the immune system, cancerology, metabolism and other major physiological functions.
>> the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that ensure the expression and maintenance of the integrity of the genome,
Our research units also conduct translational and clinical research in the field of cancer studies, immunity, metabolism and chronic diseases, psychiatric and neurological disorders, and age-related diseases, with the aim of putting scientific discoveries and therapeutic innovation at the service of tomorrow's medicine. This work is based, among other things, on technological platforms grouped into joint units of service with the purpose of providing a solid technical expertise and cutting edge equipments to the large scientific community. Besides, our teams benefit from the I-Bio innitiative aimed to promote the exploration of fundamental biological questions through the application of approaches and/or concepts from various scientific disciplines.
Research Units | Life Sciences |
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| Adaptation et diversité en milieu marin AD2M |
Laboratoire de biologie du développement de Villefranche LBDV |
| Adaptation biologique et vieillissement B2A |
Laboratoire de biologie intégrative des modèles marins LBI2M |
| Biologie cellulaire et cancer | Laboratoire des biomolécules LBM |
| Biologie intégrative des organismes marins BIOM |
Laboratoire de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire des eucaryotes LBMCE |
| Biologie des organismes et écosystèmes aquatiques BOREA |
Laboratoire de chimie des processus biologiques |
| Centre d’écologie et des sciences de la conservation CESCO |
Laboratoire de biologie computationnelle et quantitative |
| Centre de recherche des Cordeliers CRC |
Laboratoire d'ecogéochimie des environnements benthiques LECOB |
| Dynamique de l'information génétique DIG CANCER |
Laboratoire d'imagerie biomédicale LIB |
| Dynamique du noyau DN |
Laboratoire d'informatique médicale et d'ingénierie des connaissances en e-santé LIMICS |
| Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris IEES |
Laboratoire Jean Perrin LJP |
| Institut du Fer à Moulin IFM |
Laboratoire d'océanographie et du climat : expérimentations et approches numériques LOCEAN |
| Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie IMPMC |
Laboratoire d'océanographie microbienne LOMIC |
| Institut de systématique, évolution, biodiversité ISYEB |
Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche LOV |
| Laboratoire de biodiversité et biotechnologies microbiennes LBBM |
Neurosciences Paris Seine NPS |
| Biologie du chloroplaste et perception de la lumière chez les micro-algues LBCPLM |
Physico-chimie Curie PCC |
| Laboratoire de biologie du développement LBD |
Génétique et biologie du développement UGBD |
Research Federations & Observatories Supporting the Activities of Our Research Units
- Baynuls Oceanographic Observatory (OOB)
- Institut de biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS)
- Institut de biologie physico chimique (IBPC)
- Roscoff Biological Station (SBR)
- Villefranche Marine Station (IMEV)