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Mate choice for good genes or compatible genes : an integrative approach with a focus on the major histocompatibility complex – CMatecHoice
Nowdays, biodiversity is disappearing at a speed a thousand times superior to the historical rate, thus mortgaging our future. Mate choice of partner is a true architect of biodiversity.
Optogenetic control of the neuronal network responsible for paradoxical (REM) sleep atonia – OPTOREM
Paradoxical sleep (PS) is characterized by an atonia of the whole somatic musculature sporadically interrupted by muscle twitches. The identification of the mechanisms controlling the motor activity during PS is clinically relevant since an abnormal regulation of the muscle tone occurs in three of the major disabling sleep disorders, i.e. REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), narcolepsy with cataplexy or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Eco-evolutionary dynamics in deep time – ECODEV
Dynamic of ancient marine ecosystem structuration (-385 My), or how a major environmental crisis can modify ecosystems ?
Universally high throughput Mass spectrometry-Tag Quantification in biological matrices: Alternative to radiolabeling – MTaQ
Mesuring the concentration of organic compounds at trace level in complex media is a challenging issue encountered in various domains (health, pharmacy, toxicology, environment, chemistry, …). The projet aims to provide an innovative answer based on mass spectrometry associated with specific chemical tagging in order to specifically target the compound of interest with a high detection sensitivity (expected quantification level for sub-nanomolar concentrations).
Innovative advanced control of large cryogenic systems to save energy and reduce carbone emission – CRYOGREEN
Large cryogenic systems extract high amount of heat at low temperature and require a lot of power at room temperature (e.g. CERN refrigerator: 144 KW at 4.5K needs 40 MW electrical power at 300K). Minimize energy consumption by improving the reliability of existing or future large refrigerators is a major issue
Linguistic analysis, intercultural aspects of sapiential utterances and their transmission from East to West and from West to East – ALIENTO
Aliento participates in two major areas of research: paremiology and digital humanities. Its starting point is the Iberian Middle Ages (al-Andalus), where several sapiential traditions (the adab (9th century), from the East, rabbinic and latin literatures) coexist and mix.
Making invisible powers present in the Himalayas – présencedesprits
This program of primary anthropological research aims to contribute to the renewal of our understanding of possession in general (including shamanism) through 1) the study of the various ways in which invisible powers are made present, including their many material representations (artefacts, ritual language, natural events) and 2) the comparative study of these through their variations and transformations in Himalayan societies.
New Religiosities in Turkey: Reenchantment in a Secularized Muslim Country ? – NEORELIGITUR
This project intends to study the emergence and development of new religiosities in Turkey, a secularized Muslim country. Using diachronic and synchronic standpoints, it raises the question - until now not tackled by research on religions in Turkey, which is dominated by studies on Islam (Sunnism, Alevism) and Sufism -, - of religious reconfigurations, of their forms and registers, and of their historical complexity.
Social Mobility, Social Exclusion and Social Networks – SOSOSO
The object of this research project is to analyse the impact of social networks on two distinct but related phenomena: social mobility and social exclusion. The key role played by networks on mobility and exclusion has been widely documented in the social sciences, particularly in sociology, but ignored in economics. Our objective in this project is to shed new light on this literature by importing recently developed concepts in network economics.
MAgnetic inteRactions at Mercury between the InTerior and the Exosphere – MARMITE
The work conducted during this project relied on the analysis of measurements from the MESSENGER probe (NASA), in orbit between 2011 and 2015. We were able to 1/ describe Mercury's magnetic environment (from the dynamo field to interactions with the solar wind), and 2/ design and test different tools to extrapolate models, add additional constraints and parameters, and better prepare the observations of the BepiColombo mission.
