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The advisors must be selected among the 4 recruiting universities, AMU, UAM, SUR and ULB. Co-advisors must be selected among the 10 universities listed on the Partner Universities section (recruiting universities + associated universities).

It is not mandatory to select an advisor from this database; this search tool is meant as an assistance to candidates, but you may contact potential advisors from the four recruiting universities who are not on this list. Please visit the research centers links.

Note that for AMU and ULB, only one contact person per research institute is listed, who will assist you in finding a supervisor that matches your research subject. Use the CIVIS3i contact form to request assistance.

When contacting a potential advisor, CIVIS3i recommends that you present yourself, attach your CV including links to your online academic profiles (which should be updated), indicate what is the reason for your contact, the fellowship programme name (mention it is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND programme) and website, your tentative title and an abstract if you have one ready, and why do you think this researcher is the best fit for your project. Add also what is required from the advisor (eg, contribution to the proposal preparation, typical postdoctoral supervision, duties during the fellowship such as progress reports, etc). You may indicate that if this researcher is currently not available to supervise you, you’d be grateful if she/he could recommended colleagues suitable to supervise your research. Kindly ask for a reply and indicate the maximum reply date ("please kindly reply by XXX"). Please translate the email into the language of the country (eg, French if you are contacting a researcher from AMU) and include also the English text at the end of the message.

Frederique Magdinier

Aix-Marseille University - La Timone, Faculty of Medical and paramedical sciences

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)

Expertise : RNA synthesis, processing, modification and degradation, Bioinformatics, Applied genetic engineering, transgenic organisms, recombinant proteins, biosensors, Computational biology, Epigenetics and gene regulation, Genomics and functional genomics, Genetic and genomic variation and related disorders, Molecular genetics, reverse genetics and RNAi, Chromosome structure organisation and dynamics, Transcriptomics, Systems biology, Genome editing, Developmental biology and technology, Pattern formation and embryology in animal organisms, Stem cells and cellular programming, Cell differentiation, physiology and dynamics, Ageing, Rare/orphan Diseases, Endocrinology, Cardiovascular diseases, Neural development and neuroplasticity, Physiology of nerves and motor systems, Diagnostic tools (e.g. genetic, molecular diagnostic), Gene therapy, cell therapy, regenerative medicine,

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Vincent Hok

Aix-Marseille University - Laboratoire de Neuroscience Cognitive LNC, UMR 7291

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF) / Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)

Expertise : Gender studies, Development studies, Biological psychology: mind-body connection, health, stress and disease, Cognitive psychology: learning, cognition, Development across the life-span and developmental psychopathology, Ergonomics, human factors, user modelling, and neuroergonomics, Evolution of mind and cognitive functions, animal communication, Formal, cognitive, functional and computational linguistics, Neuropsychology and neurolinguistics, Psycholinguistics: acquisition, comprehension , production, Social communication, verbal and non verbal communicationAgeing, Cognitive neuroscience (e.g. learning, memory, emotions, consciousness), Behavioural neuroscience (e.g. sleep, rhythms, speech, handedness), Sensory perception (nose and smell, tongue and taste, eyes and vision, ears and hearing, skin, pain, touch and movements), Psychiatric disorders and clinical psychology (e.g. schizophrenia, autism, Tourettes syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, addiction), Neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimers disease, Huntingtons disease, Parkinsons disease), Neuroimaging and computational neuroscience, Physiology of nerves and motor systems, Molecular and cellular neuroscience, Neural development and neuroplasticity,

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SÃ¸lvi Ystad

Aix-Marseille University - Laboratory PRISM - Perception Representations Image Sound Music, CNRS-AMU

Scientific area : Information Science and Engineering (ENG) / Life Sciences (LIF) / Mathematics (MAT) / Physics (PHY) / Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)

Expertise : Social communication, verbal and non verbal communication, Cognitive psychology: learning, cognition, Phenomenology, History of art and architecture, arts-based research, Cultural heritage, cultural memory, Visual arts, performing arts, film, design, Socio-cultural psychology and social cognitionCognitive modelling, cognitive engineering, cognitive sciences, Modelling engineering, human computer interaction, natural language processing, Industrial design (product design, ergonomics, man-machine interfaces, etc.), Signal processing, Computer games, computer geometry, multi-media, augmented and virtual reality, Numerical analysis, simulation, optimisation, modelling tools, Simulation engineering and modelling,Sensory perception (nose and smell, tongue and taste, eyes and vision, ears and hearing, skin, pain, touch and movements), Psychiatric disorders and clinical psychology (e.g. schizophrenia, autism, Tourettes syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, addiction), Cognitive neuroscience (e.g. learning, memory, emotions, consciousness),Mathematics in Engineering and other Applied Sciences, Numerical analysis and scientific computing,Acoustics Audio signal processing, auditory perception and cognition, perceptual engineering, sound analysis and synthesis, 3D sound, multimodal perception

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Marie-dominique Franco

Aix-Marseille University - CRCM et Institut Cancer et Immunologie

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)

Expertise : DNA synthesis and degradation, DNA repair and recombination, Molecular metabolism, Molecular interactions, Structural biology (e.g. crystallography, EM, NMR, PET), Applied genetic engineering, transgenic organisms, recombinant proteins, biosensors, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Epigenetics and gene regulation, Genomics and functional genomics, Genetic and genomic variation and related disorders, Proteomics, Chromosome structure organisation and dynamics, Transcriptomics, Cancer and its biological basis, Genome editing, Stem cells and cellular programming, Immunogenetics, Personalised medicine (diagnostic/prognostic biomarker, patient-orientated management solutions), Medical engineering and technology, Gene therapy, cell therapy, regenerative medicine, Biological basis of cancer immunity, Biological basis of immunity related inflammatory disorders, Immunosignalling, Drug therapy and clinical studies, Pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, Diagnostic tools (e.g. genetic, molecular diagnostic), Drug discovery and design (formulation and delivery), Immunomogy-oncology

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Marie-Noëlle Rosso

Aix-Marseille University - INRAE - Polytech, Fungal Biodiversity and Biotechnology (BBF)

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)

Expertise : Mycology, Microbiology, Biodiversity, Fungi, Microbial Communities, Consortia, Genomics, functional
genomics, Transcriptomics, Secretomics, Evolution, Adaptation, Enzymology, Structural Biology, Recombinant
Proteins, Protein Structure-Function, Bioeconomy, Circular economy, Plant Biomass, Plant waste, Wood Decay, Plant
Cell Wall, Polysaccharide, Polymers, Artificial Polymers, Aromatics, Pollutants, CAZymes, Auxiliary Enzymes,
Oxidoreductases.

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James Sturgis

Aix-Marseille University - Macromolecular systems engineering laboratory, Sciences/LISM

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)

Expertise : Biophysics (e.g. transport mechanisms, bioenergetics, fluorescence), Molecular interactions, Lipid synthesis, modification and turnover, Structural biology (e.g. crystallography, EM, NMR, PET), Genomics and functional genomics, Bacteriology, Microbiology,

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ARNOUX Pierre Jean

Aix-Marseille University - Faculty of Medicine / Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée LBA

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF) / Information Science and Engineering (ENG)

Expertise : Numerical analysis, simulation, optimisation, modelling tools,Medical engineering and technology, Biomechanics

Pierre SZEPETOWSKI

Aix-Marseille University - Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology, INMED - INSERM UMR1249

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)

Expertise : Computational biology, In vitro cell and tissue imaging, In vivo bio and medical imaging, Neural development and neuroplasticity, Molecular and cellular neuroscience, Neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimers disease, Huntingtons disease, Parkinsons disease), Neuroanatomy and excitability, Neuroimaging and computational neuroscience, Cognitive neuroscience (e.g. learning, memory, emotions, consciousness), Behavioural neuroscience (e.g. sleep, rhythms, speech, handedness), Neuroimmunology

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Olivier Theodoly

Aix-Marseille University - Laboratoire Adhesion & Inflammation LAI

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF) / Physics (PHY)

Expertise : Biophysics (e.g. transport mechanisms, bioenergetics, fluorescence), Molecular interactions, Cellular and adaptive immunity, In vitro cell and tissue imaging,Medical Physics Microfluidics, Atomic force microscopy, cell migration

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Giovanna Chimini

Aix-Marseille University - Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy (CIML)

Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)

Expertise : Developmental biology and technology, Mechanisms and dynamics of cell migration, In vitro cell and tissue imaging, Immunosignalling, Pattern formation and embryology in animal organisms, Immunogenetics, Immunological memory and tolerance, Immunotherapy (vaccine discovery, genetic vaccines), Molecular metabolism, Lipid synthesis, modification and turnover, Bioinformatics, Biological systems analysis, modelling and simulation, Genomics and functional genomics, Genetic and genomic variation and related disorders, Proteomics, Epigenetics and gene regulation, Transcriptomics, Ageing, Morphology and functional imaging of cells, Genome editing, Stem cells and cellular programming, Sensory perception (nose and smell, tongue and taste, eyes and vision, ears and hearing, skin, pain, touch and movements), Cellular and adaptive immunity, Bacteriology, Biological basis of cancer immunity, Cancer and its biological basis, Virology, Personalised medicine (diagnostic/prognostic biomarker, patient-orientated management solutions), Gene therapy, cell therapy, regenerative medicine, Prevention and treatment of infection by pathogens (e.g. vaccination, antibiotics, fungicide), Phagocytosis and innate immunity, Parasitology, Biological basis of auto-immunity/tolerance, Biological basis of other immunity related disorders, Biological basis of immunity related inflammatory disorders, Microbiology, Oncology, Innate Lymphoid Cells, Neuro-Immunology, Developmental Immunology, Hematopoiesis, Macrophages, Lymphoma

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