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M2 Systems and Synthetic Biology

Candidater à la formation
  • Capacité d'accueil
    15
  • Langue(s) d'enseignement
    Anglais
  • Régime(s) d'inscription
    Formation initiale
    Formation continue
Présentation
Objectifs pédagogiques de la formation

The vigorous development of Systems and Synthetic Biology constitutes a huge challenge that must be met both from the research and education perspectives. M2 SSB represents the first step towards nurturing a new brand of researchers and engineers to face up to the challenge.
The aim of M2 SSB is to provide students from the Life Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Chemistry, Physical and Computer Sciences a mean to fruitfully engage in collaborative work across disciplinary boundaries, with applications in Systems & Synthetic Biology. Students undertaking the course will gain hands-on experience in experimental biology, modeling and designing. They will also enhance transversal capacities including planning a project, giving a seminar, perceiving the industrial, economical and ethical issues associated with these developing fields.

Lieu(x) d'enseignement
EVRY
Pré-requis, profil d’entrée permettant d'intégrer la formation

Applicants may come from Universities or from Engineering schools. After a first year of master (M1), or an equivalent qualification (4 years of successful higher education after finishing high-school), in either Biology, applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry or Physics. Bi-disciplinary curriculums including biology is favored, but highly-achieving and motivated students in any of the cited disciplines can apply.

Compétences
  • Apply engineering approaches to biology.

  • Design, model and predict the behavior of biological synthetic parts, circuits and chassis.

  • Recommend and execute experimental plans to engineer and test synthetic biological systems.

  • Integrate concepts and technologies across disciplinary boundaries.

  • Conceive and develop collaborative research work within interdisciplinary teams with applications in Systems & Synthetic Biology (iGEM).

  • Anticipate the economical and societal challenges of synthetic biology to plan future career paths.

Profil de sortie des étudiants ayant suivi la formation

About 70% of students in previous classes pursue doctoral studies, while others hold research-engineering positions in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries or in academic research laboratories. Moreover, several previous graduates are founders of biotech startups.

Débouchés de la formation

The professional perspectives of M2 SSB lie in the massive development of Synthesis Biology, and the orientation of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry towards the use of predictive models and the modeling of biological systems.
About 70% of students in previous classes pursue doctoral studies, while others hold research-engineering positions in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries or in academic research laboratories. Moreover, several previous graduates are founders of biotech startups.

Collaboration(s)
Laboratoire(s) partenaire(s) de la formation

Génomique métabolique - DRF/JACOB/Génoscope
MICrobiologie de l'ALImentation au Service de la Santé Humaine
Informatique, Biologie Intégrative & Systèmes Complexes
Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Modélisation d'Evry
Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement
Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées du Génome à l'Environnement
Laboratoire Européen de Recherche pour la Polyarthrite rhumatoïde
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin.

Laboratoire Jean-Perrin (UMR 8237 CNRS - Sorbonne Université)
Molécules Thérapeutique In Silico (Mti, U 973 Inserm - Université Paris Diderot)
SYNBIOCHEM, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Royaume-Uni.

Programme

During the first semester, from September to end of January, students must attend 5 core compulsory modules and 5 elective modules (chosen among 11), for a total of 30 European Credits (ECTS). Refresher courses in either biology or mathematics and computer science are also proposed.

Matières ECTS Cours TD TP Cours-TD Cours-TP TD-TP A distance Projet Tutorat
Introduction to Biology 0 8 32
Introduction to Mathematics and Computer Science for Biology 0 18 22
Matières ECTS Cours TD TP Cours-TD Cours-TP TD-TP A distance Projet Tutorat
Cell Factory Design 2.5 11 3 6
Chips for Molecular Evolution 2.5 20
Computational Inference and Modeling of Biological Networks 2.5 6 14
Computational Protein Design 2.5 12 8
Design of Experiments and Machine Learning in Synthetic Biology 2.5 20
Environmental Biotech and Upstream Processing 2.5 20
Industrial Biotech and Downstream Processing 2.5 12.5 7.5
Nanobiology 2.5 12 8
Network Systems: Modeling and Analysis 2.5 20
Rational Protein Engineering 2.5 20
Statistical Analysis of Large Scale Gene Expression Data 2.5 20
Matières ECTS Cours TD TP Cours-TD Cours-TP TD-TP A distance Projet Tutorat
Biological Parts and Devices 3.5 11 9
Biosafety and Ethical Questions of Synthetic Biology 2 10
Genome Engineering 3.5 11 3 6
Metabolic Engineering 3.5 12 8
Synthetic Biology Practical Course 5 45

The second semester, from February to end of July, consists in a 6–months research training. Students may perform this internship in one of the academic laboratories or biotechnology companies located on site or elsewhere in France or abroad.

Matières ECTS Cours TD TP Cours-TD Cours-TP TD-TP A distance Projet Tutorat
Research Internship 30 40
Modalités de candidatures
Période(s) de candidatures
Du 15/01/2024 au 04/07/2024
Pièces justificatives obligatoires
  • Lettre de motivation.

  • Tous les relevés de notes des années/semestres validés depuis le BAC à la date de la candidature.

  • Curriculum Vitae.

Pièces justificatives complémentaires
  • Lettre de recommandation ou évaluation de stage.

    (ou nom et adresse de 2 référants)
  • Pièce libre.

    (toute autre document que vous jugez nécessaire à l'évaluation de votre dossier)
  • Dossier VAPP (obligatoire pour toutes les personnes demandant une validation des acquis pour accéder à la formation) https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/formation/formation-continue/validation-des-acquis-de-lexperience.

  • Document justificatif des candidats exilés ayant un statut de réfugié, protection subsidiaire ou protection temporaire en France ou à l’étranger (facultatif mais recommandé, un seul document à fournir) :
    - Carte de séjour mention réfugié du pays du premier asile
    - OU récépissé mention réfugié du pays du premier asile
    - OU document du Haut Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés reconnaissant le statut de réfugié
    - OU récépissé mention réfugié délivré en France
    - OU carte de séjour avec mention réfugié délivré en France
    - OU document faisant état du statut de bénéficiaire de la protection subsidiaire en France ou à l’étranger.

Contact(s)
Responsable(s) de la formation
Jean-Loup Faulon - jean-loup.faulon@inra.fr
Matthieu JULES - matthieu.jules@inrae.fr