EMBL and UGA signed the renewal of their agreement for the delivery of a doctoral degree
Research, Education
On December 18, 2023
The two institutions celebrated the renewal of the partnership agreement initiated in 1999 for the delivery of a doctoral degree and a joint training certificate during UGA’s Welcome Day for doctoral students
On Thursday 14 December 2023, the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) celebrated the renewal of their agreement for the delivery of a UGA doctoral degree and a joint training certificate to doctoral students carrying out their thesis work at EMBL.
Since the first agreement was signed in 1999, more than 50 EMBL doctoral students have obtained their doctorate at UGA – the majority having carried out their thesis work at EMBL Grenoble – and 14 doctoral students are currently pursuing their PhD degree at EMBL Grenoble. In the course of the joint PhD training, the doctoral students benefit from supervision and training during their thesis, right up to the delivery of a joint training certificate. The two institutions celebrated their strong collaboration during UGA's Welcome Day for doctoral students.
The event took place at Maison du doctorat Jean Kuntzmann, to welcome first-year doctoral students from the Chemistry and Life Sciences (CSV) doctoral school, in the presence of Kristina Djinovic-Carugo, Head of EMBL Grenoble, Monika Lachner, Dean of Graduate Studies at EMBL, Hervé Courtois, Vice-President of Research and Innovation at UGA, Pierre Lemonde, Director of UGA Doctoral College, and Marc Jamin, Director of UGA's CSV doctoral school.
The collaboration between the two institutions will continue beyond 2023, with the award of grants from the 'UGA Research Initiative’ programme to two doctoral thesis projects shared between EMBL and two UGA-associated research units – the Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS (CEA/CNRS/UGA)) and the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB (UGA/Inserm/CNRS)).
The first thesis project, initiated between the research groups of Eva Kowalinski (EMBL Grenoble) and Darren Hart (IBS), will be led by Konstantinos Melioupoulos from Greece, who has a background in molecular biology and biomedicine. His thesis will focus on the identification and optimisation of anti-parasitic peptides targeting Trypanosoma brucei, which causes sleeping sickness.
The other thesis project will focus on new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of cancer, through the study of the molecular mechanisms of pre-messenger RNAs. It will be led by Euan Colaco Osorio from the United Kingdom, who has a background in biochemistry and structural biology. He will carry out his thesis within the research groups of José Antonio Marquez (EMBL Grenoble) and Andrès Palencia (IAB).
These doctoral students will benefit from the complementary expertise of the different research groups and molecular and structural biology techniques at the institutes.
Since the first agreement was signed in 1999, more than 50 EMBL doctoral students have obtained their doctorate at UGA – the majority having carried out their thesis work at EMBL Grenoble – and 14 doctoral students are currently pursuing their PhD degree at EMBL Grenoble. In the course of the joint PhD training, the doctoral students benefit from supervision and training during their thesis, right up to the delivery of a joint training certificate. The two institutions celebrated their strong collaboration during UGA's Welcome Day for doctoral students.
The event took place at Maison du doctorat Jean Kuntzmann, to welcome first-year doctoral students from the Chemistry and Life Sciences (CSV) doctoral school, in the presence of Kristina Djinovic-Carugo, Head of EMBL Grenoble, Monika Lachner, Dean of Graduate Studies at EMBL, Hervé Courtois, Vice-President of Research and Innovation at UGA, Pierre Lemonde, Director of UGA Doctoral College, and Marc Jamin, Director of UGA's CSV doctoral school.
“I’m very excited about the renewal of this agreement with UGA and the opportunities for our students to connect with the local scientific and academic environment. This will be extremely important for their career development.”
Monika Lachner, Dean of Graduate Studies at EMBL.
"Doctoral training is a key priority for UGA, so it is a real ambition for us to strengthen these long-term links between the EMBL and the UGA. We are very enthusiastic about extending this historic collaboration for the benefit of our doctoral students."
Hervé Courtois, Vice-President of Research and Innovation at UGA.The collaboration between the two institutions will continue beyond 2023, with the award of grants from the 'UGA Research Initiative’ programme to two doctoral thesis projects shared between EMBL and two UGA-associated research units – the Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS (CEA/CNRS/UGA)) and the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB (UGA/Inserm/CNRS)).
The first thesis project, initiated between the research groups of Eva Kowalinski (EMBL Grenoble) and Darren Hart (IBS), will be led by Konstantinos Melioupoulos from Greece, who has a background in molecular biology and biomedicine. His thesis will focus on the identification and optimisation of anti-parasitic peptides targeting Trypanosoma brucei, which causes sleeping sickness.
The other thesis project will focus on new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of cancer, through the study of the molecular mechanisms of pre-messenger RNAs. It will be led by Euan Colaco Osorio from the United Kingdom, who has a background in biochemistry and structural biology. He will carry out his thesis within the research groups of José Antonio Marquez (EMBL Grenoble) and Andrès Palencia (IAB).
These doctoral students will benefit from the complementary expertise of the different research groups and molecular and structural biology techniques at the institutes.
The 'UGA Research Initiative’ programme (IRGA)
The ‘UGA Research Initiative’ programme is part of GATES – ‘Grenoble ATtractiveness and ExcellenceS’ – an ambitious, multi-dimensional partnership project aimed at boosting the visibility and attractiveness of the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) ecosystem in terms of research and training. One of the pillars of GATES focuses on enhancing the international attractiveness of UGA through the development of collaborations with international partners like EMBL.
UGA launched the GATES programme after being selected among 17 awardees of France 2030's ExcellencES call for projects, issued by the Ministry for Higher Education and Research, to recognise academic excellence and support higher education and research establishments with ambitious transformation plans for their sites.
The ‘UGA Research Initiative’ programme is part of GATES – ‘Grenoble ATtractiveness and ExcellenceS’ – an ambitious, multi-dimensional partnership project aimed at boosting the visibility and attractiveness of the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) ecosystem in terms of research and training. One of the pillars of GATES focuses on enhancing the international attractiveness of UGA through the development of collaborations with international partners like EMBL.
UGA launched the GATES programme after being selected among 17 awardees of France 2030's ExcellencES call for projects, issued by the Ministry for Higher Education and Research, to recognise academic excellence and support higher education and research establishments with ambitious transformation plans for their sites.
Published on December 18, 2023
Updated on December 18, 2023
Updated on December 18, 2023
