Graham Noctor, professor at the Paris-Sud University and leader of the CCARS group at IPS2, has been appointed as senior member of the “Institut Universitaire de France” (IUF) for a five year period. This...
A shared garden at IPS2
A shared garden has just been created at IPS2, with the support of the ADAS INRA and the Paris-Sud University. About 20 members of the institute, motivated by eco-responsible actions in a friendly environment...
The SPOmics Days
The IPS2 Omics platforms (POPS, InterATOME and Metabolome) are organizing on June 17 and 18, 2019 a symposium dedicated to the approaches they are developing: the SPOmics days on plant transcriptomics...
Symposium specialized metabolites: from analysis to engineering
SPS Symposium : July 4-5, 2019
Recent advances in genetics, genomics, metabolomics, systems biology, biochemistry and cell biology have largely contributed to clarify the role of various plant specialized...
S.E.M.P.A, 2019, 1st PRICE: Close-up on clary sage
In the context of the PISTILL project aiming at clary sage genetic improvement, the FLOCAD group of IPS2investigates the secretion process of sclareol, a compound used in perfume industry. The surface...
EnergyCrop : How to make superpower plants ?
In a world where the need for food supply is constantly growing, it appears more and more necessary to find new ways to increase agriculture yields. Boosting the ability of plants to use their energy...
IPS2 platforms are becoming aware of the ISO9001 standard
Consistent with the IPS2 transcriptomics platform (POPS), certified ISO 9001 since 2012, the EPITRANS, SPOMICS-PMM and SPOMICS-InterAtome platforms are also moving in this direction. To meet the changes...
12 PhD subjects proposed at IPS2!
Each year the French government offers several hundreds of scholarships over three years for PhD students. These scholarships are allocated through a competition organized by Doctoral Schools. In 2019...
MAPKSeed: When do seeds wake up?
For agriculture, synchronization of seed germination is of prime importance in order to maximize crop yields. If several environmental factors like temperature or nutrient availability are known to modulate...
Brown algae and land plants: the power of strength
The same fundamental forces are in action for convergent evolution in various multicellular organisms. TALE HDs Transcription Factors have been independently recruited to perform the same new role in both brown algae and land plants.
Chinese New Year in IPS2
The Chinese students and post-doctoral fellows of the institute organized a meal around typical dishes to celebrate together the Chinese New Year and the entry into the Year of the Pig. Guo nian hao !
How plants can do without light
Light is vital to plants but some species can grow without any photosynthesis. To understand this evolutionary transition, the SPOmics platforms and a team of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle...
Some news on signaling pathways controlling root and nodule development in legume plants
Recent work performed in the “Signaling pathways regulating legume root system architecture” team headed by Florian Frugier at IPS2 highlighted new features of signaling pathways regulating the root system...
Cell cycle regulation in plants and animals through TCTP/CSN4 complexes
Cell cycle regulation in plants and animals through TCTP/CSN4 complexes: a conserved mechanisms in plants and animals.
Seminar Research Integrity
Oliver Le Gall, research director at INRA and president of the french Scientific Integrity Office, will give a lecture entitled "Truth isn't truth. Research Integrity for a responsible science". The conference...
