CFATG (French Autophagy Network)

📢 Biology of the Cell is looking for its next Editor-in-Chief and 1–2 Associate Editors.

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Let’s shape the next chapter together.

Why do pathological protein aggregates persist in cells and how can we overcome this?
In our new preprint, we show that Tau aggregates fail to initiate selective autophagy and that their autophagic degradation can be restored.
#Autophagy #Tau #Proteostasis

Out now 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Join us for journal club this Wednesday as Dr. Mariana Borsa will be presenting her work on "Autophagy-regulated mitochondrial inheritance controls early CD8+ T cell fate commitment", published this year in Nature Cell Biology!

Contact info: wiajournalclub@gmail.com

@hanhtkvu.bsky.social @embl.org & we are looking for a #postdoc to study #regeneration x #autophagy across kingdoms of life. Pls spread the word & get in touch if you are interested www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...

🎨 Call for Illustrations – AUTOPHAGY 🧬
@cfatg.bsky.social looking for artwork to feature on future t-shirts 👕
Conceptual, abstract, poetic, educational or bold — all #autophagy -inspired styles welcome!
📅 Deadline: March 31
📩 Details: cfatg.org/en/bourses/i...
Let science inspire your art 🦠✨

Friendly reminder!

Join us this upcoming Monday, February 9th, for our 1st session of OMICs in AUTOPHAGY: Autophagy & Proteomics!

Register today 👇 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Postdoc position (Wellcome Trust funded): Structural Basis of Autophagy Initiation (ref. BAP-2026-65)

Open position: Postdoc position (Wellcome Trust funded): Structural Basis of #Autophagy Initiation.

#science #career #jobs #sciencejobs #job #jobsearch
#postdoc

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In less than a week!

Join us for the upcoming Technical Workshop on Autophagy & Proteomics on Monday, February 9th!

Registration link below 👇
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Autophagy conferences are lining up for 2026—don’t miss a packed year of science & collaborations. Mark your calendar for #CFATG13 this October 2026 in Paris 🇫🇷—See you there! #autophagy #cellbiology

🚨 Fully funded #PostDoc position at SLU (Uppsala, #Sweden)
#Autophagy in #Plants
⏳2 years
Applications 👉 web103.reachmee.com/ext/I017/111...
#Research #Academia

Central activation of Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy Reduces Appetite by Fine-Tuning Hypothalamic Amino Acid Pools: New Insights from Fish | American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology | American Phy... Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy (CMA) is a key lysosomal proteolytic pathway essential for cellular homeostasis and metabolism, with dysfunction linked to various human diseases. While extensively studie...

🔬 New paper out! Our latest study reveals how chaperone-mediated autophagy helps regulate appetite, now published in American Journal of Physiology – Cell Physiology. ✨📘

👏 Big thanks to all co-authors and collaborators !
👉 Read it here: journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...

🚨 Call for Submissions! 🚨
We're thrilled to announce the opening of the Beth Levine PhD Prize! 🎓🏆
If you’ve completed a thesis in #Autophagy in 2025, this is your chance to get recognized!
📅 Deadline: March 31st, 2026
🔗 Apply now: cfatg.org/en/bourses/p...

We are waiting for your abstract!!!! Just more 2 days

Have you submitted your abstract to the WIA Annual Symposium? The deadline is September 12th! Don`t miss the chance to share your work with the autophagy community!
📌 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: lnkd.in/dSbC_7UG

🚨 Fully funded #PhD position at Univ. of Strasbourg 🎓
#Autophagy in #MASH, a deregulated cellular pathway and therapeutic target
⏳3 years
Contact 👉 pgeorgel@unistra.fr and sylviane.muller@unistra.fr
Apply with: motivation letter, CV, M1 & M2 transcripts, recommendation letters.
#Research #Academia

Save the Date! 📅 November 3-4, 2025 – The 6th Annual Symposium Webinar is coming soon! 🎉 Registration is NOW OPEN! Don't miss out – sign up for FREE! 👇
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We look forward to seeing you there!

ER-endosome contacts generate a local environment promoting phagophore formation Da Graça et al. identify ER-endosome contact sites as critical hubs for autophagosome biogenesis, where starvation triggers sequential endosome tethering to ER exit sites. This spatiotemporal coordina...

FINALLY OUT ! After a long journey (of PhD and publication process) my paper on the role of ER-endosomes contact sites in autophagosome formation is officially out 🥳🥳 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

🎉 Congratulations to @julianedagraca.bsky.social, recipient of the 2025 Beth Levine #ThesisPrize! Her outstanding research @membramics-lab.bsky.social on the role of ER/Endosome contact sites in the regulation of #autophagy captures the award's spirit of excellence and innovation. 👏

dear all! The Membrane Band (www.membraneband.com) will give a concert for the 30th Anniversary of the "Cell biology & Cancer Research Unit" (aka UMR144 for close friends) ‪of Curie Institute on Monday 23th fo June! @institutcurie.bsky.social

see you there?

Join us this Wednesday as Dr. Rabia Khawaja presents her recent work, "Sex-specific and cell-type-specific changes in chaperone-mediated autophagy across tissues during aging", published in Nature Aging in February 2025!

📆June 18th, 2025 at 10am EST/ NY time
Link: email wiajournalclub@gmail.com

Calling all freshly minted Doctors of Philosophy! 🎓
Did you write a brilliant dissertation in #autophagy?
Then why not get a prize for it too? 🥇

Submit your #PhD for the Beth Levine prize—recognizing outstanding research and giving your hard work the spotlight it deserves.

📆 Deadline: May 19

I had the great pleasure to present my thesis work at the CFATG12 congress. I had the chance to discuss my latest research with many scientists and attend very interesting talks. Thank you to @cfatg.bsky.social for the travel grant, and thanks to all for these wonderful moments of science !

‼️ PhD wanted ‼️ Do not miss this great opportunity to work on CMA in 🐠. The lab is located in the French southwest. If you like science 🧪, sea 🌊 and sun ☀️, it’s the place to be for your PhD ! #autophagy #jobalert

#CFATG12 was an incredible success! 🏆 Congratulations to all award winners. 🙏 A huge thank you to @lifesciswitzerland.bsky.social Autophagy and @anrs-mie.bsky.social for their support in recognizing and encouraging the next generation of #autophagy researchers. Looking forward to the next edition!

YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia KSQA: Dr. Christie Towers (Autophagosomes and Endolysosomes)

Submit your abstracts/scholarship applications by 3/27 (11:59pm MST) to present at the Autophagosomes and Endolysosomes meeting. Join Christina Towers & other leading experts! Dive in: keysym.us/KSAutophagy25.

#KSAutophagy25 #autophagosome #endolysosomes youtu.be/zTfeKZSGF9Y @bealelab.bsky.social

I am looking for a post/doc! Are you motivated to study the fundamental questions in autophagy? Have a look!

🚨 Call for Submissions! 🚨
We're thrilled to announce the opening of the Beth Levine PhD Prize! 🎓🏆 If you’ve completed an outstanding thesis in #Autophagy, this is your chance to get recognized.
📅 Deadline: May 19th, 2025
🔗 Apply now: cfatg.org/bourses/prix...

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

#CFATG12 in #Nice was amazing ! Thank you to all for the good vibes and bringing with you such great science. Discussions were incredible 🤩 See you in 2026 for our next meeting 🙂

We just opened the @cfatg.bsky.social starter pack! If you are new on Bluesky and want to follow the labs/scientists affiliated to CFATG, join us !!
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