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The 4th week of events for the doctoral network in Paris

On the agenda: a progress meeting, several trainings for professional integration and scientific symposia, and a Winter School on nanomaterials for cancer therapy

Overview of the Melomanes meeting and training week in Paris

  • Monday 9 December

    • 9:00 – 17:00 Workshop Preparation for professional integration, by Science Me Up (for Melomanes doctoral researchers only)
  • Tuesday 10 December
    • 8:30 – 18:00 Consortium meeting
    • 20:00 Consortium dinner, Restaurant Au 35, 35 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris
  • Wednesday 11 December
    • 8:30 – 13:00 Consortium meeting
    • 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
    • 14:30 – 17:30 Scientific symposia (for doctoral researchers, open to external participants without registration)
      • Symposium on cancer immunotherapies, by Julien CAUMARTIN or Maria LOUSTAU and Oslo University Hospital
      • Symposium on analytics and computational methods, by Panagiotis KOLOKATHIS, NovaMechanics
    • 18:30 Social activity (to be determined)
  • Thursday 12 December
    • 10:30 – 12:00 Workshop on the mapping of the socio-technical system of Melomanes, Ayush SHUKLA (for Melomanes doctoral researchers only)
    • 13:30 – 17:00 Lecture on how to boost creativity, by Todd LUBART (for Melomanes doctoral researchers only)
    • 20:30 Dinner with the speakers of the Winter school, Restaurant Le Prince Racine, 22 rue Monsieur le Prince 75006 Paris (for Melomanes only)
  • Friday 13 December
    • 8:30 – 17:30 Winter School – Advancing Cancer Treatment School on nanomaterials for cancer therapy (open to external participants upon registration)

Practical information and suggestions for accommodation are provided at the bottom of this article.

Workshop Preparation for professional integration

Venue: Salle R229 (2nd floor), Université Paris Cité Campus Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris

For Melomanes doctoral researchers only

Speaker

David BRUCHLEN, Science Me Up, Strasbourg, France

Schedule

Monday 9 December 2024

From 9am to 5pm

Lunch break from 12:30 to 14:00: Cercle des Universitaires (CROUS), 12 rue Clément 75006 Paris (10min walk)

Consortium meeting

Venue: Université Paris Cité Campus Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris
Tuesday: Salle R229 (2nd floor), Wednesday: Salle des thèses (in Bâtiment Jacob, accross the patio, 5th floor)

For Melomanes participants only

Schedule

Tuesday 10 December (Salle R229, 2nd floor)

  • 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
  • 9:00 – 9:15 Introduction, Cécilia Ménard-Moyon
  • 9:15 – 10:00 Progress of the project (skillcard, secondments, etc), Cécilia Ménard-Moyon
  • 10:00 – 10:30 15min presentation on progress, Daniel Rieger
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
  • 11:00 – 11:30 15min presentation on progress, Thibault Leray
  • 11:30 – 12:00 15min presentation on progress, Tatiana Bobrova
  • 12:00 – 12:30 15min presentation on progress, Shayamita Ghosh
  • 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
  • 14:00 – 14:30 15min presentation on progress, Amalie Leinebø
  • 14:30 – 15:00 15min presentation on progress, Jacopo Sorani
  • 15:00 – 15:30 15min presentation on progress, Ayush Shukla
  • 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
  • 16:00 – 16:30 15min presentation on progress, Wilder Ruiz
  • 16:30 – 17:00 15min presentation on progress, Maria Antoniou
  • 17:00 – 18:00 Career chat
  • 20:00 Consortium dinner, Restaurant Au 35, 35 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris

Wednesday 11 December morning (Salle des thèses, in Bâtiment Jacob, accross the patio, 5th floor)

  • 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
  • 9:00 – 9:30 15min presentation on progress, Chiara Puccinelli
  • 9:30 – 10:00 15min presentation on progress, Lorenzo Riccio
  • 10:00 – 10:30 15min presentation on progress, Erica Frostegård
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
  • 11:00 – 12:00 Break out discussion in 3 groups: WP1, WP2 and WP3&4 (to be confirmed)
  • 12:00 – 13:00 Restitution, general discussion on strategy and conclusion
  • 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break

Scientific symposia on immunotherapy and on computational methods

Venue: Salle des thèses (in Bâtiment Jacob, accross the patio, 5th floor), Université Paris Cité Campus Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris

Open to external participants, without registration

Schedule

Wednesday 11 December afternoon

  • 14:30 – 15:30 Analytics and computational methods, Panagiotis Kolokathis, NovaMechanics (online
  • 15:30 – 16:00 Symposium on immunotherapy – Part 1, Else Marit Inderberg or Sébastien Wälchli, Oslo University Hospital, Julien Caumartin or Maria Loustau
  • 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
  • 16:30 – 17:30 Symposium on immunotherapy – Part 2, Else Marit Inderberg or Sébastien Wälchli, Oslo University Hospital, Julien Caumartin or Maria Loustau

Socio-technical mapping of Melomanes

Venue: Salle des thèses (in Bâtiment Jacob, accross the patio, 5th floor), Université Paris Cité Campus Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris

For Melomanes doctoral researchers only

Speaker

Ayush SHUKLA, Melomanes doctoral researcher, Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Schedule

Thursday 12 December morning

  • 10:00 – 11:30 Workshop on the mapping of the socio-technical system of Melomanes

Please take your laptop (with a charged battery) for the workshop.

Lunch break from 12:00 to 13:30: Cercle des Universitaires (CROUS), 12 rue Clément 75006 Paris (10min walk)

Lecture on how to boost creativity

Venue: Salle des thèses (in Bâtiment Jacob, accross the patio, 5th floor), Université Paris Cité Campus Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris

For Melomanes doctoral researchers only

Speaker

Todd LUBART, Professor of differential psychology, Laboratory of Psychology and Applied Ergonomy, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France

Schedule

Thursday 12 December afternoon

  • 13:30 – 17:00 Lecture on how to boost creativity

Melomanes Winter School – Advancing Cancer Treatment: Nanoparticles in Therapeutic Innovation

Venue: Salle des thèses, Université Paris Cité Campus Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris
Hôtel Mercure Paris Porte de Versailles Expo, 36-38 rue du moulin, 92170 Vanves, France

The Winter School is open to external participants, upon registration only

Speakers

Provisional Schedule

Friday 13 December

  • 8:30 – 9:00 Registration
  • 9:00 – 9:15 Introduction, Cécilia Ménard-Moyon, CNRS researcher and coordinator of the MSCA Doctoral Network Melomanes
  • 9:15 – 10:00 Synthesis of multifunctional nanoparticles for therapeutic applications, Chloé GERVASONI
  • 10:00 – 10:45 Nanoparticles-mediated cell therapies in cancer and regenerative medicine, Claire WILHELM
  • 10:45 – 11:10 Coffee break
  • 11:10 – 11:30 Two paradigms of nanomedicine, Sacha LOEVE
  • 11:30 – 12:15 Computational methodologies to assess the interaction between biological membranes and carbon-based nanomaterials, Luca MONTICELLI
  • 12:15 – 13:45 Lunch break (on-site for speakers and Melomanes only, not included for external participants)
  • 13:45 – 14:30 Ultrasmall Hybrid gadolinium-based Nanoparticle as clinical radiosensitizer, Olivier TILLEMENT
  • 14:30 – 15:15 Nanoparticle toxicology: looking back on two decades of research, Marie CARRIERE
  • 15:15 – 15:45 Roundtable – On the evolution of nanomedicine: where do we stand today?, Sacha LOEVE
  • 15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break
  • 16:15 – 17:00 Strategies to Promote Cancer Nanomedicine Performance and Clinical Translation, Twan LAMMERS
  • 17:00 – 17:45 PRIMO: Create smarter cancer cell culture models, Alexane CAIGNARD

Practical information

From Monday to Thursday included, the events will take place at Campus Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Université Paris Cité, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris.

On Friday, the Winter School will take place at Hôtel Mercure Paris Porte de Versailles Expo, 36-38 rue du moulin, 92170 Vanves.

Accommodation in Paris

Suggestions and travel times from the meeting venue:

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