Training
The ImmuNE program synergizes efforts with the Graduate Program (GP) Immunology and ImmunoIntervention (I3) (Heads: Laetitia Rolland, PhD Faculty of Sciences & Techniques + CRCI²NA; and Jérome Martin, Pharm D, PhD, Faculty of Medicine + CR2TI) of the Graduate School (GS) Health Sciences & Technologies at Nantes Université to provide future scientists with excellence training programs in research. The GP I3 was launched in 2023 by leveraging previous actions and teaching initiatives implemented in the context of the LabEx IGO. The GP I3 creates multidisciplinary classes with students from different backgrounds by welcoming, in addition to scientific students, medical students in M2 and foreign students. Tutoring by students from previous years, mentoring by researchers from the various support units and a "promotion spirit" are the key words for welcoming and supporting students. Recruitment of foreign students in ImmuNE teams remains a challenge and GP I3 tackles this issue by offering courses and training in English together with opportunities to join dynamic research groups. To facilitate international exchanges, partnership has been initiated with the Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy (Head: Pr. Miriam Merad) at Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY, USA) and the Centre de Recherche HMR (Montreal, CA) for student exchanges.
The GP I3 offers a complete and advanced training in immunology, from the fundamental key concepts to the study of immune diseases. Emphasis is also placed on the study of innovative therapeutic strategies that are currently being developed to treat infectious diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer or even to optimize organ or cell transplants. The support of the three ImmuNE partner units, as well as collaborations with local biotech companies (ex: Ose Immunotherapeutics) and internationally (CRHMR, Montréal, CA; PRIISM, MSSM, New-York, USA), enable to offer students a large number of internship opportunities.
The main axes of the Training workpackage of the ImmuNE program are to:
The GP I3 offers a complete and advanced training in immunology, from the fundamental key concepts to the study of immune diseases. Emphasis is also placed on the study of innovative therapeutic strategies that are currently being developed to treat infectious diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer or even to optimize organ or cell transplants. The support of the three ImmuNE partner units, as well as collaborations with local biotech companies (ex: Ose Immunotherapeutics) and internationally (CRHMR, Montréal, CA; PRIISM, MSSM, New-York, USA), enable to offer students a large number of internship opportunities.
The main axes of the Training workpackage of the ImmuNE program are to:
- Contribute to attract skilled students into GP I3 Master and PhD programs
- Provide high-end research-based training and mentorship by leveraging expertise of ImmuNE laboratories and access to most innovative technologies
- Train GP I3 students to independence and successful careers in Immunology
The Labex ImmuNE is a partner of the “Congrès Licence Sciences de la Vie (SV)”. This meeting is organized by the students of Licence (bachelor) 3 SV and led by the ANESV association (Association Nantaise des Étudiants en Sciences de la Vie) of the Nantes Faculty of Sciences and Techniques. It traditionally includes conferences with invited speakers but also scientific presentations by Licence 3 SV students, who have completed an internship during the year. A science dating event is also used to promote interactions between students and researchers. This action is critical to communicate about the ImmuNE network to student prospects at the undergraduate level and attract M1 students into GP I3 who will train within ImmuNE core teams.
GP I3 Master 1 students have optimized lab-training by benefiting from unique 3-month internship opportunities within one of the ImmuNE research teams. These students receive a stipend funded in collaboration with GP I3 (one month funded by ImmuNE and 2 months funded by GP I3).
- Travel grants for PhD candidates to attend congresses. The opportunity to attend an international meeting is key for the development of young scientists as it offers important opportunities to build their network, present their work, identify postdoctoral possibilities, improve their scientific knowledge and stay at the edge of their research domain. Travel grants are offered by the Labex ImmuNE to promote the participation of eligible students to international meetings.
- Outgoing fellowships. During their PhD thesis, PhD candidates have to develop collaborations or to learn new and innovative techniques outside their home laboratory to be able to implement them in their team. The Labex ImmuNE encourages these efforts by providing outgoing fellowships to support outgoing mobility for doctoral students working in its teams in order to develop skills/partnerships/collaborations with academic or industrial partners.
The ability to attract and recruit foreign post-doc remains a major challenge for our laboratories. The ImmuNE program contribute to tackle this challenge by supporting short stays of pre-selected foreign PhDs who apply for postdoctoral positions in ImmuNE teams.
Application form for this grant is available in the "Funding" section.
Application form for this grant is available in the "Funding" section.
Updated on 16 December 2025.