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Based in Montpellier, South of France, the IRIM (Institute of Research on Infection of Montpellier, #CNRS, #Montpellier University) is dedicated to research in #infectiousdiseases #bacteriology, #virology, and #immunology

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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
By integrating neurobiology, virology and immunology within a unified framework, they describe how viral infections and the host response disrupt cognitive processes, notably through alterations in neuronal synaptic homeostasis. 2/2 www.cell.com/trends/neuro... Congrats to all authors!
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When viral infections rewire neural circuits: towards cognitive virology
Viral infections cause a wide range of neurocognitive disorders. However, the molecular mechanisms that give rise to acute and chronic cognitive deficits remain poorly understood. In this opinion arti...
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Take a look at the Opinion paper by Jules Bouget, Emma Partiot and Raphaël Gaudin, just published in Trends in Neurosciences! It introduces a new concept termed “cognitive virology”, which arises from clinical observations showing that a broad range of viruses can impair human cognition. 1/2
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Congrats to all authors!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
journals.plos.org/plospathogen... 4/4
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HIV-1 Tat favors the multiplication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Toxoplasma by inhibiting clathrin-mediated endocytosis and autophagy
Author summary HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) coinfections are a major public health problem but are not well understood. The HIV-1 Tat protein is efficiently secreted by infected T-cells,...
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Tat va entrer dans les macrophages et inhiber l'autophagie qui permet à la cellule de se défendre contre Mtb. Sur l'image on voit que Tat inhibe le recrutement de p62 (un adapteur de la machinerie autophagique) sur les vacuoles contenant Mtb. 3/4
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
L'équipe de Bruno Beaumelle en collaboration avec des équipes de LPHI (S. Besteiro & A. Bernut) et de l'IPBS (C. Vérollet & O. Neyrolles) a montré que la protéine Tat du VIH, qui est sécrétée par les cellules infectées par le VIH, était probablement impliquée dans cette sensibilisation. 2/4
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Nouvelle étude de Bruno Beaumelle publiée dans PloS Pathogens, ou comment le VIH peut favoriser la multiplication d'autres pathogènes intracellulaires Les personnes vivant avec le VIH sont sensibilisées aux infections par d'autres pathogènes, en particulier Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). 1/4
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
If you want to know more on the differences between Zika virus strains and IFN susceptibility, check out the new study led by Inès Bribes in @sebnisole.bsky.social's team: journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
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African strains of Zika virus resist ISG-mediated restriction
Author summary Interferons (IFNs) are secreted antiviral cytokines, which commonly exert their activity by inducing an antiviral state, conferred by antiviral factors encoded by IFN-stimulated genes (...
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Read the latest opinion piece by @arhelnathalie.bsky.social on global health! journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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Fostering better science by releasing biomedical research and innovation from the grip of rich nations
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Bravo à @jimzphd.bsky.social de l'équipe de @sebnisole.bsky.social pour le prix obtenu pour son poster aux #JFV2025 !
Picture of Jim Zoladek on stage doing a flash talk to present his poster
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
👏 Félicitations aux porteurs de projets et à toutes les équipes mobilisées ! #IRIM #France2030 #CNRS #ANRSMIE #UniversitéMontpellier #Montpellier
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🛡️ Projet ANTIVIRESPIR – coordonné par Delphine Muriaux (responsable de l'Equipe Domaines Membranaires et Assemblage Viral, IRIM, & directrice @cemipai.bsky.social), qui vise à cribler, identifier et caractériser de nouveaux antiviraux ciblant les virus respiratoires
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧠Projet VIROBRAIN coordonné par RaphaëlGaudin (Equipe @gaudinlab.bsky.social Dynamique Membranaire & Virus, IRIM). Un projet ambitieux qui explorera l’impact des infections virales émergentes sur les fonctions cérébrales, un enjeu clé pour la compréhension des effets neurologiques de ces infections.
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Fiers d’annoncer que deux projets portés par des chercheurs de l’IRIM ont été sélectionnés dans le cadre de l’Appel à projets 2024 du PEPR Maladies Infectieuses Émergentes, financé par le plan d’investissement France 2030 ! anrs.fr/fr/actualite...
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Lauréats de l’appel à projets 2024 du PEPR MIE
9 projets de recherche multidisciplinaire ont été retenus pour financement pour un montant total de près de 16 millions d’euros lors de l'appel à projets du PEPR MIE.
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Claire Lacouture, jeune chercheuse à @irim-life.bsky.social (équipe dirigée par D Muriaux et C Favard) s'engage pour la recherche sur le VIH avec @sidaction.bsky.social et participe à la campagne de collecte de dons : www.tf1.fr/tf1/sidactio... www.france.tv/france-2/sid...
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Last week to apply in order to join us as a group leader at @irim-life.bsky.social!
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Sébastien Nisole 🦋 @sebnisole.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🚨 New publication in @PNAS! Our team @irim-life.bsky.social identifies MITD1 as a brain-specific ISG that blocks the replication of neurotropic flaviviruses (WNV, ZIKV, USUV...) in microglia! 🧠🦠 @inserm.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social www-pnas-org.proxy.insermbiblio.inist.fr/doi/10.1073/...
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Nathalie J Arhel @arhelnathalie.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Latest paper from the VTRIS team @irim-life.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social 👏👏👏
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lucileespert.bsky.social @lucileespert.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Very proud of Marie @marieviii.bsky.social (best short talk) and Guilhem (best poster) for their prizes !! Thanks to all the CFATG12 organizers, it was an amazing congress (as usual ;)) @cfatg.bsky.social @irim-life.bsky.social Thanks to supports @sidaction.bsky.social and @anrs-mie.bsky.social
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 11: meet all the other team leaders, PIs, engineers and postdocs!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 11: @carogoujon.bsky.social
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 11: meet Delphine Muriaux, team leader
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 10: meet some of our other interns!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 10: meet Maëva Leplat, intern in @sebnisole.bsky.social and @arhelnathalie.bsky.social's team
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 10: meet Lise Holsteyn, research assistant (engineer) in Jean-Luc Briant and Laurence Battini's team
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 9: meet all the other PhD students!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 9: meet Soléna Rossi, PhD student in Laurence Briant and Jean-Luc Battini's team!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 9: meet Laetitia Marty, PhD student in Bruno Beaumelle's team
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 9: meet Clémence Hild, PhD student in Briant/Battini's team!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 9: meet Julie Couston, PhD student in @mickael-blaise.bsky.social and @lucileespert.bsky.social's team!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @IRIM_life, Day 8: meet Zakia Morichaud, PhD and engineer in Konstantin Brodolin's team
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @IRIM_life, Day 8: meet @nchazal.bsky.social PI and deputy director
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 8: meet Marion Cannac, postdoc in @arhelnathalie.bsky.social and @sebnisole.bsky.social's lab
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 7: meet Elycia Calvet, PhD student in Jean-Luc Battini and Laurence Briant's team
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 7: meet Sophie Desgraupes, postdoc in @arhelnathalie.bsky.social and @sebnisole.bsky.social's lab!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 6: meet Elodie Bishop, PhD student in @caro_goujon's team
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 6: meet Inès Bribes, PhD student in @sebnisole.bsky.social and @arhelnathalie.bsky.social's team
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Day 5: Meet Corinne, from the admin office!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social , Day 5: meet @cdaussy.bsky.social young CNRS PI in @lucileespert.bsky.social and @mickael-blaise.bsky.social team!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Day 4: Meet our beloved and amazing Floriane Domergue from the admin office!
Floriane's portrait
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
We continue celebrating our fantastic #WomenInScience @irim-life.bsky.social Day 4: Meet @drlisechauveau.bsky.social young CNRS PI in Battini/Briant's team!
Lise's portrait
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Day 3: Meet Mary Arnould, lecturer @umontpellier.bsky.social and researcher in @carogoujon.bsky.social's team!
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
We continue celebrating our fantastic #WomenInScience @irim-life.bsky.social! Day 3: Meet @lucileespert.bsky.social, team leader and autophagy expert!
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Diana Brychka @dianabrychka.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Meet me 😁
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 2: Magali Abrantes, a technichian in Bruno Beaumelle's lab
Magali's portrait
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
#WomenInScience celebration @irim-life.bsky.social, Day 2: meet Diana Brychka who did her PhD in Raphaël Gaudin's team
Diana's portrait
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Day 1: Yara Tasrini, postdoc
Portraits of Yara
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Day 1: Marie Villares, postdoc
portrait of Marie
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! We will celebrate all the amazing female scientists from @irim-life.bsky.social over the next few weeks by posting here their portraits. Ladies, you rock!! #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInScience
Portraits of all women at IRIM
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Check out the latest study by Marylène Mougel's team @IRIM_life just published in Journal of Cell Biology ! "Translation of unspliced retroviral genomic RNA in the host cell is regulated in both space and time": rupress.org/jcb/article/...
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