The aim of this symposium is to present recent research and advances in knowledge in the highly dynamic field of cellular plasticity in normal and pathological development. The program will include four thematic sessions - Cell fate decisions and development; Tissue homeostasis and aging; Regeneration; Cell plasticity and Cancer - and two poster sessions.
Organizing Committe:
Thierry Galli, Ama Gassama Diagne, Jamal Khalife, Christine Lemaitre, Elodie Achart - Thematic institute Cell biology, reproduction, development and evolution, IT BCRDE
Allison Bardin, Antoine Zalc - French Society of Developmental Biology, SFBD,
Anne Camus, Laurent David, Charles Durand - French Society for Stem Cell Research, FSSCR
Keynotes talks by Sui Huang (Seattle, WA, USA), Jessica Whited (Boston, MA, USA)
Invited faculty: Maria Alcolea (Cambridge, UK), Isabel Farinas (Valencia, Spain), Robin Franklin (Cambridge, UK), Elisa Gomez Perdiguero (Paris, France), Vincent Guen (Nantes, France), Charlène Guillot (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Fabrice Lavial (Lyon, France), Cédric Maurange (Marseille, France), Stéphane Nédelec (Paris, France), Phong Nguyen (Paris, France), Mekayla Storer (Cambridge, UK), Ludovic Vallier (Berlin, Germany).
Short talks and posters will be selected based on abstracts: please submit your abstract by July 20, 2026 (see registration form).
Registration is open.
Attendance will be free. Note that the meeting will be held exclusively on site in Paris (i.e., this will not be a hybrid meeting).
