IBDM welcomes motivated and talented students every year and offers them the opportunity to do thesis work in a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment. We support students to conduct independent research and to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in biology. A look back at the latest students who have been promoted to doctor:

Fabina KANDIYOTH

Title of the thesis: Methodological approaches for the reconstitution of fast actin turnover under cell-like conditions
Thesis supervisor: Alphée Michelot
Team: Physical and Molecular Principles Governing Cytoskeletal Organization
Thesis defended on February 27, 2026, ED: Life Sciences

Shobana SANKAR

Title of the thesis: Investigating the role of miRNAs in temporal regulation of neuronal maturation.
Thesis supervisors: Cédric Maurange, Karine Narbonne-reveau
Team: Neural stem cell plasticity
Thesis defended on April 2, 2026, ED: Life Sciences – Developmental biology

Romane MILLLEVILLE

Title of the thesis: Study of interactions between the microbiota and host behavior in Drosophila
Thesis supervisors: Julien Royet, Cyril-Léopold Kurz
Team: Host Pathogen interaction in the Drosophila model
Thesis defended on April 29, 2026, ED: Life Sciences

Clothilde BOITEL

Title of the thesis: The role of CSPP1, a microtubule-binding protein, in multiciliated cell development
Thesis supervisor: Camille Boutin
Team: Biology of ciliated epithelia
Thesis defended on June 15, 2026, ED: Life Sciences – Developmental Biology

Flavie TERARAINA CHUNG SHING

Title of the thesis: A humanized in vitro model to explore neuron–cancer interactions.
Thesis supervisor: Sophie Chauvet
Team: Neural plasticity in cancer development
Thesis defended on June 18, 2026, ED: Life Sciences