To access all features of this site, you must enable Javascript. Here are the instructions for enabling Javascript in your web browser.
The François Jacob Institute of Biology brings together five departments and three services
The last two years in scientific news
A study published in PNAS highlights a tripartite protein complex that is essential for single-stranded DNA transport during bacterial natural transformation.
TRIGLITEP project aims to overcome a major bottleneck in brain imaging: the biological validation of neuroinflammation biomarkers.
An international study led by Genoscope reveals that mirusviruses, a large group of giant viruses infecting eukaryotic organisms, are far more diverse and widespread than previously known.
In july 2025, MIRCen department, located on the Fontenay-aux-Roses site, received two new PET-CT cameras dedicated to the study of neurodegenerative diseases.
The second Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers’ Day of the the Institute was held on Friday, 21 November 2025, in Fontenay-aux-Roses, bringing together the Institute’s young scientific community.
Researchers from the DRCM have characterized a new mechanism essential for protecting telomeres. They demonstrated that the protein Rap1 prevents the translocation of the Ku protein thereby avoiding deleterious chromosomal fusions.
In response to the global rise of bacteria that are extremely resistant to antibiotics researchers from the IDMIT Department have developed monoclonal antibodies capable of neutralizing Klebsiella pneumoniae in vitro and in vivo.
Marco Leonec, a technician at the FlowCyTech Laboratory within the IDMIT Department, received the Young Cytometrist Special Award at the 28th Congress of the French Cytometry Association, held from 26 to 28 November 2025 at the Dijon Convention Center.
The European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) aims to promote the key challenges of sustainable development and to encourage everyone - citizens, local authorities, businesses, and institutions - to take concrete action for a fairer, more resource-efficient, and more inclusive future. The GREENJacob group was strongly mobilised during this event in September-October 2025 to raise awareness among the Institute’s staff about sustainable development.
Klaudia Galant, a doctoral candidate in DRCM, received the 2025 Solemn Thesis Prize in Medicine (Cancer Research Category) from the Chancellery of the Universities of Paris for her thesis defended in October 2024.
CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world.