Significant progress has been made in our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of vertebrate development. However, our knowledge of the specific features of human embryogenesis is essentially based on anatomical data from the last century and is still very limited.
Establishing the diversity and knowing the embryonic origin of the cells in the human body are essential questions in science and medicine. Understanding how hundreds of cell types differentiate and organise themselves into tissues and organs is crucial for understanding the normal functioning of the human body and its disruption in patients suffering from congenital diseases.
To structure the French research in human embryology and fund the development of sample and data collection platforms, Inserm launched a dedicated cross-disciplinary scientific programme in 2018, bringing together eleven research teams. This project is part of the Human Cell Atlas or HCA, an international initiative to map the cells of the normal and pathological human body, both adult and developing.
Invited speakers
- Jenny Nichols (The University of Edinburgh, UK)
- Jean-Léon Maitre (Institut Curie, Paris)
- Merlin Lange (Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, USA)
- Antonio Suglia (IRSET, Rennes)
- Irene Miguel-Aliaga (CRICK Institute, London, UK)
- Paolo Giacobini (Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Lille)
- Anu Bashamboo (Pasteur Institute, Paris)
- Adrian Villalba (Institut Cochin, Paris)
- Megumi Inoue (Institut de la Vision, Paris)
- Christopher De Bono (Marseille Medical Genetics, Marseille)
- Denis Duboule (Collège de France, Paris)
Registration
Registrations are closed.
General information
- Date and time : October 29th 2024 : 9am – 5:30pm
- Venue : Hotel Villa M, 24 – 30 boulevard Pasteur, 75015 Paris
Image : Copyright Raphael Blain & Alain Chédotal, Institut de la Vision, Paris
