Thesis Projects

ArchiFun doctoral program will train 23 doctoral fellows in the following topics:

  • Host-pathogen interactions;
  • Mechanisms of bacterial resistance and cancer onsets;
  • Neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases;
  • Translational research in prevalent diseases;
  • Physiology and ecology;
  • Neurosciences and cognition.

The program will expect to train 23 researchers highly competitive and creative in interdisciplinary fields:

  • biochemistry and biophysics
  • structural biologybasic and translational research
  • analytical, medicinal and supramolecular chemistry
  • bioinformatics and biotechnology
  • molecular, cellular and tissue biology
  • physiology and ecology
  • basic and translational research

Opening of the 3rdcall

Sep 10 2025

Deadline to apply

Nov 2 2025

Evaluation process

Nov 2025

Interview stage

Nov 2025

Start of fellowships

Jan 1 2026

The timeline is tentative. Please check here for updates.

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Development of Laser-generated Surface Acoustic Wave Immuno-sensors

Neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases

Translational research in prevalent diseases

Université Lyon 1 - France

NanoVaccines: Synthesis of defined carbohydrate antigens and immunostimulants and vaccine design using synthetic outer membrane vesicles

Host-pathogen interactions

Translational research in prevalent diseases

Université Lyon 1 - France

Resolving the architecture of mRNA lipid nanoparticles through advanced NMR techniques

Translational research in prevalent diseases

Université Lyon 1 - France

Development of a microfluidic cancer cell sorter based on deformability

Translational research in prevalent diseases

Université Lyon 1 - France

Characterization of the mechanism of action of the NAP Lrp in the regulation of chromosomearchitecture and virulence gene expression in Dickeya dadantii

Mechanisms of bacterial resistance and cancer onsets

Host-pathogen interactions

Université Lyon 1 - France

Deciphering Fis-mediated genome architecture and xenogeneic regulation in Legionella neumophila

Host-pathogen interactions

Université Lyon 1 - France

Contribute to the development and optimization of a signal processing and AI algorithm for microwave imaging in the early detection of breast cancer

Translational research in prevalent diseases

Université Lyon 1 - France