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I am very glad to announce that today Frank Gondelaud, a previous a post-doc of mine for the past 5 years, has taken up his position as a CNRS Research Engineer, dedicating 50% of his time to my team - "Structural Disorder and Molecular Recognition" - and 50% to the #PBSIM facility at the AFMB lab.
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Je suis très heureuse d’annoncer qu’aujourd’hui Frank Gondelaud, post-doc dans mon équipe depuis 5 ans, prend ses fonctions en tant que Ingénieur de Recherche (IR) CNRS avec affectation 50% à mon équipe “Désordre Structural et Reconnaissance Moléculaire” et 50% à la plateforme #PBSIM à l'AFMB.
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I’m very happy to share this new article of mine that is the result of years of work in the context of a long-standing collaboration with Sara Vaiana (ASU) thanks to the financial support of the National Institutes of Health. A big thank to all co-workers !

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Transient non-local interactions dominate the dynamics of measles virus NTAIL
Communications Chemistry - The measles virus relies on the intrinsically disordered domain of its nucleoprotein, NTAIL, to bind the polymerase complex responsible for viral transcription and...
rdcu.be
October 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A "community" commentary paper on Open Research Europe.
Thanks to all contributors!
And a special thank to
COST
ML4NGP COST Action
Alexander Miguel Monzon
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-1...
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu
July 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Interested to join the AFMB lab to head a new group in computational structural biology?
👉 read this without delay!

www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Junior Group Leader Position in Computational Structural Biology - Marseille (Arrondissement), Bouches-du-Rhône (FR) job with AFMB Laboratory (amU/CNRS/INSERM/INRAe) | 12839733
Junior Group Leader position with a focus on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to the field of integrative structural biology.
www.nature.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Interested to apply for a PhD fellowship?
May 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I'm very proud and happy to share our latest paper just published in Protein Science.
Many thanks to all contributors - and in particular to Frank Gondelaud - to the #ANR and #FRM for funding, & to the #Eurobiomed competitivity pole for labeling the #ANR #Heniphase project
doi.org/10.1002/pro....
A conserved motif in Henipavirus P/V/W proteins drives the fibrillation of the W protein from Hendra virus
The Hendra (HeV) and Nipah (NiV) viruses are high-priority, biosafety level-4 pathogens that cause fatal neurological and respiratory disease. Their P gene encodes not only the P protein, an essentia...
doi.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
www.geo.fr
March 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reposted
Karine Alvarez, Directrice de recherche à l’AFMB, participera aux #JFV2025. Sa présentation portera sur : "La voie d'activation intracellulaire d'un analogue nucléotidique antiviral à large spectre : un outil pour rationaliser la conception de futurs antiviraux." 👩‍🔬
February 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Very happy to share this paper of mine on the molecular mechanisms driving the fibrillation of a viral fibrillogenic protein. Many thanks to all my co-workers and in particular to #SamratMukhopadyay (IISER, Mohali, India) and to #CEFIPRA for financial support. doi.org/10.1002/pro....
Unraveling the molecular grammar and the structural transitions underlying the fibrillation of a viral fibrillogenic domain
Hendra virus (HeV) is a biosafety level 4 human pathogen belonging to the Henipavirus genus within the Paramyxoviridae family. In HeV, the phosphoprotein-encoding gene also drives the synthesis of th...
doi.org
February 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Extrait de la synthèse de presse du CNRS
"HelloQuitteX": des chercheurs français facilitent l'exode des utilisateurs de X

www.cnews.fr/vie-numeriqu...
«HelloQuitteX» : quelle est cette application créée par des chercheurs français pour partir de X ?
Pour permettre aux utilisateurs de quitter plus facilement le réseau social X, détenu par le milliardaire américain Elon Musk, des chercheurs français ont créé une
www.cnews.fr
January 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Je suis heureuse d’annoncer que le projet collaboratif “STOP1” avec Thierry Desnos (BIAM) a été sélectionné pour financement par l'IM2B (institut-im2b.univ-amu.fr) dans le cadre de l’AAP interdisciplinarité 2024-2025 (institut-im2b.univ-amu.fr/fr/appels-a-...). Un grand merci à l’IM2B!
Institut IM2B | Institut Microbiologie, Bioénergies et Biotechnologie (IM2B)
institut-im2b.univ-amu.fr
January 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Reposted
If you are a PhD student and like protein disorder (or want to learn more), Birthe Kragelund @bbkrage.bsky.social and Kristian Strømgaard are organizing a PhD course on How IDPs work 🧶🧬🧪 Note the cost if you are not at a Danish university.

Details: phdcourses.ku.dk/DetailKursus...
November 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Very honoured having been invited to give a talk at the 1st symposium on Protein Didorder, Interactions and Dynamics at the #universityofnamur
Many thanks to the organisers @CatherineMichaux@JulienMignon
@TanguyLeider
December 14, 2024 at 4:23 PM