The winners of the 6th iGE3 PhD salary awards
Former UNIGE affiliation
Françoise Stutz Group - Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science
Nationality
India
Academic degrees
- Master of Science in Molecular Biotechnology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2015
- Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, 2014
Date of thesis defense
October 16, 2020
Title of thesis
Mechanisms and persistence of chromatin-mediated antisense transcription interference
I feel honored and grateful that my application has been selected for the iGE3 PhD salary award. I am extremely grateful to the executive board members and the reviewers for their interest my research project which involves studying chromatin changes in response to non-coding transcription and its effect on the transcriptome. This award encourages me to pursue my research with more dedication and enthusiasm.
Affiliation
Serge Nef and Emmanouil Dermitzakis Groups - Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine
Nationality
France
Academic degrees
- Master of Science in Biology Informatics and Genomics, University of Rennes 1, France, 2016
- 1st year of Master of Science in Health and Biology, Université de Bretagne-Occidentale, Brest, France, 2015
- Bachelor of Biology in Cellular Biology and Physiology, Université de Bretagne-Occidentale, Brest, France, 2014
Title of PhD project
Switching sex in the adult life: investigating lineage plasticity and cell transdifferentiation in adult ovaries at the single cell level
I sincerely want to thank the IGE3 committee for awarding me with the PhD Salary Award. I am deeply honored to have been included in this program. It will provide our team and myself with a strong support to our project : to discover the hidden genetic programs behind sex determination and its maintenance using cutting edge single cell technologies. I also would like to thank my advisor Serge Nef for giving me the opportunity to work on this subject and his strong support as well as all the members of our team for their indispensable help.
Affiliation
Estella Poloni Group - Department of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Science
Nationality
France
Academic degrees
- Master of Science in Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment, Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble, France, 2014
- Bachelor of Science in Population Biology, Claude Bernard University of Lyon, France, 2012
Date of thesis defense
June 3, 2021
Title of thesis
Étude de la diversité et de l'évolution des pharmacogènes dans les populations humaines par combinaison de données phénotypiques et génomiques
I am very pleased and honoured to receive the IGE3 PhD salary award. I would like to thank the iGE3 committee for putting its trust in me. This encourages me to pursue with even more strength my investigations on the evolution of ADME genes in humans. I also would like to thank all the lab members for creating and maintaining an inspiring and emulative atmosphere that helps me daily in my research. Finally I am grateful to my two supervisors, Dr Estella Poloni and Pr Jules Desmeules for the support and advises they are providing to me during this exciting scientific journey.
Former UNIGE affiliation
Patrick Meraldi Group - Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine
Nationality
Italy
Academic degrees
- Master of Science in Molecular Biotechnology, University of Turin, Italy, 2016
- Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, University of Turin, Italy, 2014
Date of thesis defense
November 19, 2020
Title of thesis
Investigating the mitotic role of Retinoblastoma protein and its impact on chromosomal instability
I’m extremely glad and proud to receive this award, I want to thank the iGE3 committee that chose my project and for placed hope in me. This award will boost my academic career and will contribute to my personal growth.
Now my goal is to understand deeply the mitotic role of RB in in the context of human cancer. This grant is a great opportunity but also a big responsibility therefore I will take advantage of it. Finally, I would like to thank my supervisor Patrick Meraldi that gave me this incredible opportunity allowing me to join his lab in 2016.
