Results of the 2015 ERC "Starting Grant" calls for proposals

European Research Council (ERC) grants are awarded to Europe's best researchers in all scientific areas. The grants are a hallmark of excellence for both the scientist's career and the host institution.

The 2015 results for the calls issued by the ERC in the Starting Grant category are now available.

The recipients include four Institut Pasteur young scientists:

- David Bikard, Head of the Synthetic Biology five-year group, was awarded a grant for his project CRISPAIR (Study of the interplay between CRISPR interference and DNA repair pathways towards the development of novel CRISPR tools)

- Sven van Teeffelen, Head of the Microbial Morphogenesis and Growth five-year group, was selected to receive a grant for his project RCSB (Regulation of cell size and shape in bacteria)

- Germano Cecere, Head of the Mechanisms of Epigenetic Inheritance five-year group, was awarded a grant for his project entitled RNAEPIGEN (Mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance by short RNAs)

- Nelson Rebola, from the Dynamic Neuronal Imaging Unit, was selected to receive a grant for his project SenseNMDA (Impact of NMDA receptor diversity in sensory information processing)

The next results released by the ERC will be for the Consolidator Grant category.