Centre d'Infection et d'Immunité de Lille
@ciilofficiel.bsky.social
The Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille develops research projects on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of infectious and chronic inflammatory diseases to develop and improve diagnostics, vaccines, and therapies. www.ciil.fr
This week, several members of the Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille ( @ciilofficiel.bsky.social ) are taking part in the @embo.org Workshop “The complexity of mycobacterial infections: From research to real-world impact”, hosted at the Institut Pasteur in Paris.
👋 Welcome to Dr. Zoulika Kherrouche! We are delighted to welcome Dr. Zoulika Kherrouche, @pasteurlille.bsky.social - Research Associate. She joins Dr. Muriel Pichavant’s team, Targeted Immunomodulation for Infection & Lung Diseases.
👋 Get to know the Research Associates who recently joined our Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille ! Our portrait series continues with Dr. Arnaud Machelart, @inserm.fr Research Associate. Swipe to discover his journey. ➡️ @arnaudmachelart.bsky.social
👋 Get to know the Research Associates who recently joined our Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille ! Our portrait series continues with Dr. Laurye Van Maele, @inserm.fr Research Associate. Swipe to discover her journey. ➡️ 1/2
📢 New pub in Environmental Pollution A study led by Drs E. Viscogliosi (Research Director CNRS) and G. Certad, in collab/ with the LOG laboratory in Wimereux (Pr S. Mochy), investigates the circulation of Blastocystis within a coastal ecosystem in Northern France through a One Health approach. 1/6
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👋 Get to know the Research Associates who recently joined our Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille ! First up: Dr. Agustin Rolandelli @rolandelliagus.bsky.social , @inserm.fr Research Associate. Swipe to discover his journey. ➡️
Can tuberculosis ever be beneficial to the host? Our new review explores this complex interplay between TB and coinfections. Congratulations to Joan Fine for her tremendous work! @ciilofficiel.bsky.social Unraveling the multifaceted impact of tuberculosis on coinfections www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Unraveling the multifaceted impact of tuberculosis on coinfections
Health sciences; Medicine; Medical specialty; Medical microbiology
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📢 New publication in Scientific Reports by @natureportfolio.nature.com 1/4 A study led by Pr El Moukhtar Aliouat (@univlille.bsky.social , Pr) and Dr Jamal Khalife ( @cnrs.fr Research Director) revisits the role of PPM9, a poorly characterized phosphatase of the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei.
Molecular and cellular characterization of Plasmodium berghei PPM9 phosphatase, an enzyme dispensable during both asexual and sexual life cycle stages - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Molecular and cellular characterization of Plasmodium berghei PPM9 phosphatase, an enzyme dispensable during both asexual and sexual life cycle stages
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📢 New pub in the International Journal of Tryptophan Research 1/4 A study led by Sabrina Marion (Univ Lille-Associate Professor) reveals that chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection induces long-term activation of the kynurenine pathway in the brain, leading to the production of neurotoxic metabolites.
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📢 Postdoctoral Researcher Position A postdoctoral opportunity is currently open within the Viral Infection and Chronicity team, co-led by Dr François Trottein. Please feel free to share this opportunity with your networks! @pasteurlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
📢 Postdoctoral Researcher Position funded by ANRS-MIE A postdoctoral opportunity is currently open within the Plague and Yersinia pestis team, led by Dr Florent Sebbane. Please feel free to share this opportunity with your networks! @anrs-mie.bsky.social @inserm.fr @pasteurlille.bsky.social
✨ La newsletter du CIIL fait peau neuve ! Un nouveau format interactif pour mieux valoriser nos chercheurs, ingénieurs, doctorants, personnels d'appui et les temps forts qui rythment la vie de notre unité. Découvrez cette nouvelle édition !
CIIL - Newsletter: Juin 2026 - N° 19 - Fr
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Check out our new preprint deciphering SlyB structural role for membrane homeostasis during Yersinia pestis infection ! 👇🏻
bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 3mo agoYersinia pestis lipoprotein SlyB promotes plague pathogenesis via envelope stress tolerance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.08.730324v1
📢 New publication in Scientific Reports by @natureportfolio.nature.com A new study led by Dr @arnaudmachelart.bsky.social reveals that the route of BCG vaccination critically shapes protection against bacterial pneumonia. @inserm.fr @pasteurlille.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @univlille.bsky.social
BCG immunisation through intranasal instillation protects mice against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection by enhancing alveolar macrophage activity - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - BCG immunisation through intranasal instillation protects mice against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection by enhancing alveolar macrophage activity
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🔬 Quand science et thriller se rencontrent… Franck Thilliez, écrivain et parrain de l' @pasteurlille.bsky.social, Matthieu Gissot ( Directeur de Recherche @cnrs.fr ) et Alison échangent autour des recherches ayant inspiré le roman À retardement. @gissotlab.bsky.social youtu.be/K-G1u1i13bo?...
📔 Quand la fiction rencontre la science (rencontre avec Franck #Thilliez)
YouTube video by Pasteur Lille
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Le Lille Open Research Data (LORD) était au Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille. Mónica Michel Rodríguez nous a présenté les actions de LORD autour de la gestion et du partage des données de recherche. Merci pour ces échanges enrichissants autour de la science ouverte ! @univlille.bsky.social
🚨 Derniers jours pour s’inscrire à la summer school « graduate programme precision health » ! @univlille.bsky.social 📅 Ne manquez pas cette opportunité d’échanger autour des grands enjeux scientifiques, sociaux et éthiques des technologies bio-dérivées et bio-numériques.
🚨 Plus que quelques jours pour s’inscrire à l’atelier Inserm Organ on chip animé par Alexandre Grassart ( @inserm.fr ) ! 🧫 Microfluidique, infection, immunité & médecine personnalisée au programme. ⏳ Clôture 3 juillet 2026 ateliersinserm.dakini-pco.com/accueil-66-5...
Very happy to have participated in the “Health Effects of Vaccines: From Genomics to Policy” conference at Wellcome Connecting Science. Inspiring discussions on vaccines, host responses, genomics & public health. Congrats to Carine and Valentin for presenting their work!@ciilofficiel.bsky.social
Le Lille Open Research Data LORD était dans notre centre. Mónica Michel Rodríguez nous a présenté les actions de LORD autour de la gestion et du partage des données de recherche. Merci pour ces échanges enrichissants autour de la science ouverte! @univlille.bsky.social @rechercheulille.bsky.social
📢 New publication in Marine Drugs by MDPI A new study led by Pr Aurélie Tasiemski reports a bioinspired antimicrobial strategy to combat cystic fibrosis lung infections . @pasteurlille.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social @ufr3s-ulille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @inserm.fr
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🚀 Explore the future of Organ-On-a-Chip (OOC) technologies on June 3 on the @pasteurlille.bsky.social campus! The workshop will include keynote talks, hands-on sessions, advanced imaging, microscopy demonstrations, and OOC instrumentation. 🎟️ Free registration required -details on the attached poster
Dr Alain Baulard and Professors Nicolas Willand and Benoît Deprez describe how alpibectir enhances the efficacy of ethionamide by hijacking bacterial regulatory pathways and triggering bacterial self‑intoxication through the overproduction of endogenous proteins➡️ pasteur-lille.fr/actualites/u...
🔬 Findings from preclinical influenza models led by Dr François Trottein suggest that senolytic drugs could contribute to reducing pulmonary inflammation and certain long‑term tissue damage following severe viral pneumonia, without significantly altering viral load ➡️ pasteur-lille.fr/actualites/u...
A cost-effective alveolus-on-chip model reveals that macrophages are key drivers of early 𝑀. 𝑡𝑢𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑠 infection, acting as a permissive niche and promoting spread across the alveolar barrier. #Tuberculosis #OrganOnChip 📖 shorturl.at/G2Jzt ✍️ Deboosere & coll. @ciilofficiel.bsky.social
📢 New publication in Nature Com by @natureportfolio.nature.com A new study led by A Baulard, N Willand and B Deprez, in collab with M Pieren and M Remuinan, report the mode of action of AlpE a novel combination therapy pairing alpibectir with ethionamide to enhance tuberculosis treatment.
Alpibectir–Ethionamide combination (AlpE) for the treatment of tuberculosis - Nature Communications
In this work, authors show that alpibectir boosts ethionamide efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by enhancing its bioactivation and also shows intrinsic activity. The ethionamide-alpibectir c...
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#CNRSLeJournal 📜 | Quand les parasites prennent le contrôle… Découvrez l’incroyable stratégie de Toxoplasma gondii, un parasite capable de manipuler le cerveau… jusqu’à modifier les comportements de ses hôtes. Cet article s’appuie notamment sur les travaux de Mathieu Gissot @gissotlab.bsky.social
Ces parasites qui nous manipulent
L’extraordinaire odyssée du toxoplasme, le parasite qui manipule ses hôtes pour les transformer en pâtée pour chat.
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#CNRSLeJournal 📜 | Sébastien Bontemps-Gallo, bactériologiste au @ciilofficiel.bsky.social, étudie des tiques de l’espèce "Ixodes ricinus", celle qui nous pique le plus, pour aider au diagnostic de la maladie de Lyme 🪲 ➡️ lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/tiq...
CNRS@cnrs.fr · 5mo agoLes tiques, qui reviennent avec le printemps, peuvent transmettre aux humains la maladie de Lyme, très grave, mais aussi d’autres affections. Pour mieux les comprendre et améliorer les traitements, les chercheurs disposent désormais d’une « tiquothèque » de 80 000 spécimens.
🤩 Belle opportunité de rejoindre le CIIL ! Un poste de MCF en #parasitologie / #mycologie est ouvert au sein de l’équipe Microbiologie Évolutive & Environnementale. 📄 Infos dans la fiche ci-dessous 📨 Contacts : Eric Viscogliosi (CNRS) & Aliouat El Moukhtar (@ufr3s-ulille.bsky.social - Pharmacie )
