On the cover: Type IV pili (T4P), long and flexible appendages at the surface of many bacteria, are critical virulence factors. Pili of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), an important human pathogen, are polymers of […]
After a BTS in Biotechnology (1996) at ENCPB – Paris, Agnes DUBOIS started her career as a Technician and went through different fields in several companies. First, working for an industrialist (EUROVANILLE-|1997-2001) she has […]
The emergence of discrete cell identities from undifferentiated precursor cells is a central process in development and tissue homeostasis and repair, that when defective is at the basis of many human conditions including cancer […]
My recent work focuses on the genetic and functional dissection of complex traits using the mouse genetic toolbox. After developing a collection of interspecific congenic strains which were instrumental in exploring the genetic control […]
After a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Lyon-I in 1995, Dr Aziz El-Amraoui joined the Institut Pasteur (Paris) where resorting to dozen identified deafness genes as entry points has enabled him to […]