I2BC is a joint research unit: UMR 9198
Organization
Identity of I2BC
I2BC is a joint research unit (UMR 9198) associated with CEA, CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay. It also includes an Inserm-labeled research team (ERL).
I2BC gathers 600-700 people, including 400 scientists, 55 support staff and 120 PhD students.
Structuring of I2BC
Our institute is structured into five scientific departments and one facilities department.
Governance
The unit is supervised by a direction committee that ensures decisions are made collectively. The direction committee is composed of the unit director, the two deputy directors, the secretary general, the heads of the five scientific departments, and the head of the facilities department.
Frédéric Boccard
Director of I2BC
Jessica Andreani
Deputy Director of I2BC
Sylvaine Gasparini
Deputy Director of I2BC
Olivier Grenet
Secretary General of I2BC
Julie Ménétrey
Head of B3S
Department
Christophe Le Clainche
Head of Cell Biology
Department
Olivier Namy
Head of Genome Biology
Department
Peter Mergaert
Head of Microbiology
Department
Arnaud Moris
Head of Virology
Department
Céline Hernandez
Head of Facilities
Department
Scientific strategy
To develop the unit’s scientific strategy, the Direction Committee relies on two bodies:
– Internally, the Scientific Council, made up of members of the Direction Committee and the coordinators of the cross-cutting thematic axes, collegially leads the unit’s strategic reflections, both in scientific and organizational terms;
Cross cutting axes Coordinators
Architecture and dynamics of cellular structures and associated pathologies
Frédéric Frottin
Romain Le Bars
Arthur Molines
Processing of genetic information and its dysfunctions
Emanuele Biondi
Chloé Girard
Julie Soutourina
Host-microbe interactions: infectious diseases and symbiosis
Cécile Lagaudrière-Gesbert
Virginia Lioy
Johan Peltier
Bio-inspired engineering for energy, health and the environment
Christopher Fage
Françoise Ochsenbein
Stéphane Roche
– Externally, the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), made up of some twenty leading scientists, helps define the unit’s scientific strategy.
Support services
I2BC scientists benefit from the support of these I2BC services to help them carry out their research activities as efficiently as possible.
General operation support services
Finance service
This service is in charge of preparing, implementing and controlling the I2BC budget. It provides administrative and financial support to the research activities of the unit
Human Resources service
This service follows the careers of the unit staff and accompanies all staff members in their different administrative undertakings. It is also in charge of continuing education for all unit staff.
Real Estate & Maintenance service
This service ensures the smooth running of the I2BC’s research buildings. To support the I2BC’s development, it also supervises construction work required to ensure the efficiency of scientific activities or to meet new needs.
Health and Safety service
Thanks to the collective commitment of the health and safety engineer, prevention assistants, radiation protection specialists, first-aid workers, evacuation officers and waste management officers, I2BC guarantees a safer working environment for all.
Scientific support services
Communication service
The service develops and implements the Institute’s communication strategy. It participates in the promotion of the Institute’s research and technological platforms via all communication channels.
Computing and Scientific Computing service
This service is responsible for setting up and maintaining the IT infrastructure required for the unit’s activities, from user workstations to computing clusters and scientific workstations.
Biology Preparation service
This service provides I2BC staff with high-quality materials and solutions for their various research protocols.
Means of Cultivation and Greenhouses service
This service provides scientists working on plants with the environment and means to carry out their research.
Equipment Fleet Management service
This service keeps the I2Bc equipment inventory and reservation system up to date, with a view to optimizing the fleet.