Links
Initiatives and events we are involved in
Long-term initiatives
Physics & life division of the French Physical SocietyPhysBioPS: unifying the physics-biology interface in Paris-Saclay
Living Machines@Work research & training consortium
Designing outreach materials with graphics arts students
Mentoring women in science
Current and upcoming events
Physics-Biology Interface seminar seriesFrom Soft Matter to Biophysics: in honor of JF Joanny (Jan. 2023)
General congress of the French Physical Society (Jul. 2023)
Past
6th International Conference on Physics and Biological Systems (Jun. 2022)5th International Conference on Physics and Biological Systems (Jun. 2021)
Institut Pascal: an institute bringing international scientists together through targeted programs
Virtual Physiological Human conference (Aug. 2020)
Biomechanics from cells to tissues (Nov. 2019)
Immuno-mechanics day: joining forces. (Jun. 2019)
4th International Conference on Physics and Biological Systems (Oct. 2018)
EDPIF PhD student meeting 2018 (Jun. 2018)
Paris Biological Physics Community Day 2017 (Nov. 2017)
Modelling 3D Genome Organization: Towards Integration of Hi-C and Microscopy Data. (Oct. 2017)
In honor of Françoise Livolant: Geometry & interactions in self-assembled biological systems. (Mar. 2017)
3rd International Conference on Physics and Biological Systems (Oct. 2016)
Paris Biological Physics Community Day 2016 (Oct. 2016)
From Soft Matter to Cell Biology workshop (Jun. 2015)
Biomechanics across scales workshop (Feb. 2015)
2nd International Conference on Physics and Biological Systems (Jun. 2014)
Symposium in honor of Thomas A. Witten (Nov. 2013)
Science Académie (2006-2009)
Collaborators
Chase Broedersz (LMU Munich)Margaret Gardel (U. of Chicago)
Ming Guo (MIT)
Niels Holten-Andersen (MIT)
Michael Murrell (Yale U.)
Guillaume Romet-Lemonne & Antoine Jégou (Institut Jacques Monod, Paris)
Olivia du Roure & Julien Heuvingh (ESPCI)
Aurélien Roux (U. of Geneva)
Thomas A. Witten (U. of Chicago)
Practical and professional resources
for doctors moving to the private sector
National doctors' association (promoting Ph.D.s in France)Intelli'agence - assisting Ph.D.s professionally, and a few thesis proposals
Career advice for PhDs
DocPro - make yourself attractive to an employer
for postdocs
Information about the practical aspects of studying & doing research in FranceInformation on CNRS' section 02 (Theoretical Physics), including recruitment
for all incoming or visiting scientists
Université Paris-Saclay e-International Welcome OfficeUniversité Paris-Saclay information on accommodation
Assistance for foreign scientists arriving in the Paris area
More assistance for foreign visitors to France
Paris-Sud housing website
Housing for academics in France and elsewhere
Hotels in Paris and south of it
Bicycle sales, rentals and repairs from a local association
Funding opportunities
Johns Hopkins database for graduate studentsJohns Hopkins database for postdocs
Johns Hopkins database for early career faculty
Paris-Saclay listing of funding opportunities
International mobility opportunities
Outreach
Text and video about our 2022 Impulscience projetA comic strip about our group's research
L'Arbre des Connaissances
Pint of Science
Fête de la Science
La Main à la Pâte
La Nuit des Chercheurs