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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy

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The Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy is all about Immunology in every aspect. CNRS UMR7280, Inserm U1104, AMU UNIV UM2

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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
For the first time, we hosted a CNRS Unusual Visits event: 290 applications → 24 visitors→ A tremendous enthusiasm!! Highlights included immune system talks & hands-on workshops on skin, cholesterol, IgE, and DNA extraction.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🔬 A look back at the 2025 Science Festival in CIML! On Thursday 9 October, we had the pleasure of opening the doors of our laboratories to middle and high school students as part of the 2025 Science Festival. A day rich in discoveries and exchanges! #FêteDeLaScience #FDS2025
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🔬 The CIML is proud to be an academic partner of the 11th edition of #MiFoBio2025, the Functional Microscopy in Biology school organized by @gdrimabio.bsky.social taking place from October 10–17, 2025. The CIML Imaging Platform and researchers will be sharing our expertise in immune system imaging.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
A new study led by Sandrine Henri is out now in OncoImmunology. Authors characterized the prostate's immune landscape in healthy inidviduals and during cancer progression. Congratulations to 1st author Despoina Pervizou and all collaborators.
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Characterization of the immune landscape in healthy mouse prostate and during prostate cancer progression
The immune landscape of healthy prostate and its alterations during prostate cancer (PCa) progression remain poorly characterized. Using scRNA-sequencing and multiparametric flow-cytometry analysis...
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
A new study led by Elena Tomasello & Marc Dalod is out now in @natimmunol.nature.com. Through the generation of a novel system lacking plasmacytoid DCs, authors show that pDCs are dispensable or deleterious in respiratory viral infections. Congrats to 1st author Clemence Ngo and all collaborators!
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are dispensable or detrimental in murine systemic or respiratory viral infections - Nature Immunology
Previous research has suggested that pDCs are required for an effective antiviral immune response, but direct experimental evidence to support this is lacking. Here Ngo et al. develop a pDC knockin mouse model and find that pDCs are dispensable for an antiviral immune response to mouse cytomegalovirus and may be detrimental during influenza or SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Today we had the great honor to welcome Dr Michela Locci from the University of Pennsylvania in our CIML seminar series. Michela gave an outstanding seminar entitled "Defense decoded: how mRNA vaccines train germinal center responses" and had great exchange with CIML scientists.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
It was a pleasure to have Ang Cui presenting her work at CIML.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Today we had the great honor to welcome Dr Florent Ginhoux from Gustave Roussy Institute in our CIML seminar series. Florent gave an outstanding seminar entitled "Harnessing Tumor Macrophage Heterogeneity" and had great exchange with CIML scientists.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Today we had the great honor to welcome Dr Megan MacLeod from the University of Glasgow School of Infection and Immunity. Megan gave a great talk on"Different faces of immune memory in the lung following influenza virus infection" and had great exchange with CIML scientists. Thanks for visiting us!
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Today we had the great honor to welcome Dr Ed Roberts from the Cancer Research UK-Scotland Institute @cruk-si.bsky.social. Ed gave a great talk on"Time dependent impact of viral infection on lung tumour development" and had great exchange with CIML scientists. Thanks Ed for visiting us!
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Today we had the great honor to welcome Dr Francesca Granucci from the University of Milano-Bicocca in our CIML seminar series. Francesca gave an outstanding seminar entitled "Microbial adhesion promotes mechanotransduction to initiate innate immunity" and had great exchange with CIML scientists.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🗞️ La Provence newspaper dedicated an article to Réjane Rua's work and career on August 6th, highlighting her expertise and remarkable studies at CIML. Check here:
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À Marseille, la scientifique Réjane Rua rêve de faire avancer la recherche contre Alzheimer
À Marseille, la scientifique Réjane Rua rêve de faire avancer la recherche contre Alzheimer
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Big congratulations to Achille Broggi @achillebro.bsky.social, team leader at CIML, who has been awarded the 2025 CNRS Bronze Medal! This distinction honors his research on innate immunity, particularly his discoveries on the role of interferons in tissue protection and repair.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The CIML mourns the loss of its founding father, Michel Fougereau. In 1976, he founded our institute to bring immunology researchers in France together on one site. Generations of immunologists were shaped by what he built. His legacy lives on in the curiosity and collaboration that define CIML.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Last week we had the great honor to welcome Dr Maria Rescigno from Humanitas Research Hospital in our 2025 CIML seminar series. Maria gave an outstanding seminar on "The microbiota in pregnancy outcome and risk of sepsis in the newborn" and had lots of great exchange with CIML scientists.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Last week we had the great honor to welcome Dr Nuria Martínez-Martín from Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Centre in our 2025 CIML seminar series. Nuria gave a brillant seminar on "Mitochondria as Gatekeepers of B Cell Function: Internal Regulators and External Gifts" Thanks Nuria for visiting !
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Yesterday, we had the pleasure to welcome Dr. Vera Pancaldi from Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Toulouse in our CIML seminar series. Vera gave a brillant seminar on "Data-driven mathematical models for simulating the tumour microenvironment" Thanks for visiting @verapancaldi.bsky.social !
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Last week we had the great honor to welcome Pr. Ping-Chih Ho from University of Lausanne and Ludwig Cancer Research in our 2025 CIML seminar series. Ping-Chih gave a brillant seminar on "Mitochondria-tailored T cell dysfunction and opportunity for cancer immunotherapy" Thanks for visiting !
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Last week we had the great honor to welcome Pr. Tal Arnon from University of Oxford in our 2025 CIML seminar series. Tal gave an outstanding seminar on "Humoral immunity in the infected lung" and had lots of great exchange with CIML scientists. Thanks for visiting !
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Check this last paper from the Malissen's lab👇. A gain-of-function CARMIL2 variant can substitute for CD28 costimulation, enabling T cells to bypass PD-1 and CTLA-4 checkpoints. This discovery revisits the architecture of the CD28 costimulatory pathway and opens avenues for next-gen immunotherapies.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🦠 Check the last study from the team of Philippe Pierre in PNAS @pnas.org. The authors show how a bacterial toxin can hijack our cells’ stress response to trigger immune signals linked to inflammation and infection. Congratulations to all authors!
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Induction of the ISR by AB5 subtilase cytotoxin drives type-I IFN expression in pDCs via STING activation | PNAS
We demonstrate that exposure to the AB5 subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB) induces the unfolded protein response (UPR) in human peripheral blood mononucle...
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Last week we had the great honor to welcome Dr. Eliane Piaggio from Institut Curie in our 2025 CIML seminar series. Eliane gave an interesting seminar on "Single-Cell Treg Profiling: New Cancer Therapies and Insights into Tumor-Treg Biology" and had great exchanges with CIML scientists.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
🧠🦠 Check this Review written by the team of Sophie Ugolini @ugolinis.bsky.social on how sensory neurons modulate immune responses. Just out in Immunity @cp-immunity.bsky.social.
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Role of specialized sensory neuron subtypes in modulating peripheral immune responses
The immune and sensory nervous systems work in concert to defend against threats and maintain homeostasis. In this issue of Immunity, Ugolini and colleagues review how immune signals activate speciali...
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🔬 🦠 Check this great scientific meeting organized by Carolyn King and CIML's team leader Mauro Gaya. @immunologyking.bsky.social @maurogaya.bsky.social
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🧠🛡️ CIML celebrates the International Day of Immunology 2025: When Brain Meets Immunity. This year, we spotlight two Inserm researchers whose research is transforming our understanding of how the nervous and immune systems interact, paving the way for new therapies for neurological diseases.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
🎉 We're thrilled to share that Dr. Anaïs Rogier, trained at CIML in Sophie Ugolini’s team, has received the Aix-Marseille University Thesis Award for her outstanding work on neuro-immune regulation during viral infections. Bravo Anaïs! 🧠🦠
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
In a study led by Jean-Pierre Gorvel and Sylvie Mémet, CIML researchers found that SLAMF receptors shape human plasmacytoid dendritic cell responses to intracellular bacteria. Congrats to 1st author Joaquin Pellegrini and collaborators. www.jci.org/articles/vie... @jclinical-invest.bsky.social
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
We are proud to announce that Prof. Eric Vivier @ericvivier.bsky.social, team leader at CIML and former director (2008–2017), has been awarded the prestigious Léopold Griffuel Prize for "Translational and Clinical Research" by the ARC Foundation for Cancer Research. @univ-amu.fr @inserm.fr @cnrs.fr
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Iñaki Martin Subero from Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona in Spain as part of the 2025 CIML seminar series. Iñaki gave an incredible seminar: “An epigenetic journey to the origin, pathogenesis and evolution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia”.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Yesterday we organized the CIML Scientific Day dedicated to "Immunology Meets Oncology" The day featured outstanding presentations on the intersection between immunology and cancer research from Bruno Quesnel, Pierre Milpied, Nathalie Auphan-Anezin, Eric Vivier, Carole Siret, and Rafael Argüello.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Jakub Abramson from the Weizmann Institute of Science, as part of the 2025 CIML seminar series. Jakub gave a great seminar: “From Thymic Mysteries to Sex hormones - HECking the sexual dimorphism of the immune response” Thanks Jakub for your visit!
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Check this last study led by Nathalie Pujol on skin damage in C. elegans 🪱 just published in PLOS Genetics 👇
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Filipe Pereira from Lund University in Sweden, as part of the 2025 CIML seminar series. Filipe gave an incredible seminar on "In Vivo Dendritic Cell Reprogramming for Cancer Immunotherapy". Thanks Filipe for your visit!
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🔬 🦠 Check this great scientific meeting organized by Wolfgang Kastenmueller, Menna Clatworthy and CIML's team leader Marc Bajenoff.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
We are proud to announce that the AIR-MT project has been selected for funding by Inserm ImpactSanté program (€3M), with CIML researcher Béatrice Nal as a key partner. The project will use artificial intelligence to design optimized RNAs for more effective vaccines and therapies. #France2030.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
We are proud to announce that the ANTIBAX project has been selected for funding by Inserm (€2.3M), with CIML team leader Pierre Milpied as main partner. Pierre’s team will identify antibodies in tumors that target cancer-causing bacteria, paving the way for new treatments against mucosal cancers.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Nelson Gekara from the Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene in Freiburg, as part of the 2025 CIML seminar series. Nelson gave a fantastic talk on "The cross-talks between the innate immune and DNA repair system". Thanks Nelson for your visit!
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Steeve Boulant from the University of Florida, as part of the 2025 CIML seminar series. Steeve gave a great talk on "Type III Interferons: from regulation of antiviral response to promoting barrier function". Thanks @boulantlab.bsky.social for your visit!
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CNRS Provence et Corse @cnrs-dr12.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
✊ ♀️ 👩‍🦳 #8mars | À l'occasion de la #JournéeDesDroitsDesFemmes demain, découvrez 10 portraits de femmes travaillant au @cnrs.fr en Provence et qui ont été mises à l'honneur et distinguées lors des derniers mois.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The CIML supports the movement #StandUpForScience2025 and expresses its solidarity with scientists working in the United States, where academic freedom is currently being challenged. Gather at 12:00 pm at the Natural History Museum, Palais Longchamp, Marseille. @cnrs.fr @inserm.fr @univ-amu.fr
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Today, we had the honor of welcoming Dr. Kim Good Jacobson from Monash University, Melbourne, to kick off the 2025 CIML seminar series. Kim gave a brilliant talk on "Molecular Regulation of Antibody and Immune Memory Responses to Viral Infections". Thanks @kimljacobson.bsky.social for your visit!
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day in Science. To honor this day, we've created seven portraits of ♀️ scientists at CIML. Each portrait reflects their unique journey and contributions. Stay tuned for their inspiring stories. #WomenInScience @inserm.fr @cnrs.bsky.social @univ-amu.fr
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The team of Pierre Milpied at CIML, in collaboration with Amédée Renand and Sophie Conchon's teams in Nantes, studied circulating autoreactive T cells in patients with autoimmune hepatitis by single cell RNA-seq and identified tissue-imprinting signatures. Check the study: @naturecomms.bsky.social.
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Single cell profiling of circulating autoreactive CD4 T cells from patients with autoimmune liver diseases suggests tissue imprinting - Nature Communications
Dysregulated CD4 T cells have been implicated in autoimmune liver disease, but their phenotypes and origin are still unclear. Here the authors profile circulating, autoreactive CD4 T cells to find tra...
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
In a study led by Sylvie Mémet and Jean-Pierre Gorvel, CIML researchers identified a new pathway by which Brucella abortus escapes host immune responses in the visceral fat. Congrats to 1st authors Joaquin Pellegrini, Gabriela González and all collaborators. Check the study: @naturecomms.bsky.social
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Brucella abortus impairs T lymphocyte responsiveness by mobilizing IL-1RA-secreting omental neutrophils - Nature Communications
In this study, authors identify the omentum, a tertiary lymphoid organ part of the fat tissue, as a reservoir for Brucella abortus, which promotes bacterial persistence and causes CD4+ and CD8+ T cell...
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
The team of Pierre Milpied has just released a new method that links single-cell RNA sequencing with monoclonal antibody production: FB5P-seq-mAbs. This innovation provides a robust and cost-effective way to study B cell responses and rare populations. www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
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Frontiers | FB5P-seq-mAbs: monoclonal antibody production from FB5P-seq libraries for integrative single-cell analysis of B cells
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Last week we had the great honor to welcome Dr. Cecilia Johanssen from Imperial College London in our CIML seminar series. Cecilia gave a brilliant seminar on "Type I interferons in respiratory viral infections and lung cancer" and had lots of exchange with CIML scientists.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
We are proud to announce that two of our distinguished immunologists, Bernard Malissen and Eric Vivier, have been recognized as Highly Cited Researchers by @clarivate.com , with research publications ranking in the top 1% of citations in their field over the past decade.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
@irlalab.bsky.social and collaborators reveals that RANKL therapy reverses age-related thymic decline, recovering immune health in older adults by restoring youthful T-cell responses to vaccines and tumors. Check their study in Science Translational Medicine. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... .
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RANKL treatment restores thymic function and improves T cell–mediated immune responses in aged mice
RANK ligand administration reversed age-dependent thymic involution and rejuvenated T cell immunity in mice.
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy @ciml.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Welcome to the BlueSky account of the Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML). 🌟 Founded in 1976, we’re one of Europe’s largest and most prestigious immunology research centers, located in the heart of the Calanques National Park. 🏞️
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