☀️ Two inspiring days in Nice for the annual meeting of the ANR POPS project (ANR-24-CE44-1190)!
POPS — "Deciphering the role of polyamines, key metabolites in the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its interaction with Staphylococcus aureus" — aims to better understand the role of polyamines as key metabolites involved in bacterial virulence and microbial interactions.
During the seminar, we reviewed scientific progress and priorities across the work packages:
- WP1 — Polyamines & P. aeruginosa virulence, with contributions from Sylvie Elsen (Institut de Biologie Structurale, IBS) and Victor Mora (TIMC Lab, Université Grenoble Alpes).
- WP2 — P. aeruginosa / S. aureus interactions, with Stéphane Pont, Florence Couzon, Julie Nicot, and Karen Moreau.
- WP3 — Metabolomics, data annotation, data integration & AI, including progress on automating LC-MS/MS analysis workflows and the Mimosa framework — presented by Louis-Félix Nothias, Aleksandra Izdebska, Tao Jiang, and Martin Legrand (CNRS, HolobiomicsLab).
- WP4 — Polyamines, comparative genomics & phylogenomics, with contributions from Sophie Abby and Victor Mora.
A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of the Mimosa framework — an evolving multi-agent system for scientific research that generates, executes, and iteratively improves scientific workflows based on experimental feedback — opening exciting perspectives for reproducibility, auditability, and automation in scientific data analysis.
Sun, good vibes, excellent food… and excellent science! A big thank-you to all the teams involved for the rich discussions, the collective energy, and the shared commitment to advancing POPS in the months ahead.
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