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The French Peptide Society

Our missions

The French Group of Peptides and Proteins (GFPP) is a society funded in 1978 which brings together around 200 members who are de facto the participants in biennial congresses of the GFPP. It is administered by an executive commitee composed of twelve members elected during these congresses, as well as the French delegate at the European Peptide Society (EPS) who is elected every four years by the French EPS members.

The missions of the GFPP are:

1) to promote the development of research in the field of peptide and protein science.

2) to stimulate the circulation of national and international scientific informations in these fields. With this in mind, the GFPP organizes its  congress every two years (4 to 5 days), short thematic meetings (1 to 3 days) and manages a mailing list.

3) to participate in the training of young researchers, engineers and technicians from French laboratories. The GFPP regularly awards grants to: participate in international congresses in the field of peptides / proteins or fund inter-laboratory exchanges to disseminate new techniques and / or train young scientists in multidisciplinary approaches.

Article submission for publication on GFPP website

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Article submission for publication on GFPP website

You have been invited to prepare a GFPP Featured Article to be published on the GFPP website home page. This is a unique opportunity to promote your research and make your team more visible, given the number of visits GFPP website receives each day.

Please follow carefully the guidelines as not doing so will considerably delay the publication of the Featured Article. The GFPP reserves the right to not publish the Featured Article if quality standards are not met.

Pay particularly attention to:

  • The quality of the image used for highlighting  your work  (size and resolution)
  • The quality of the text describing your work. This description is not the abstract of the article as published, which usually targets a specialized audience. In contrast, the description of the Featured Article must be  accessible to all GFPP community, which is diverse. Therefore, it should be accessible to the largest audience by being written in a didactic and attractive way.

We thank you for the time spent to prepare your submission.

 


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    Articles featured by GFPP !

    Best poster communication awards

    GFPP23
    Best poster communication awards

    GFPP23 organized in September 2023 in Fournols (France) gave the opportunity to young talented people to present their research. The selection committee was impressed by the high quality of the poster presentations and has selected two awardees. We warmly  thank Genepep for sponsoring the award competition.

    GFPP23 awardees are Lucille Weiss (LIT, University of Strasbourg, France) and Francisco Tomas Ribeiro (DBS, University of Lausanne, Switzerland).

    GFPP23 Best oral communication awards

    GFPP23
    Best oral communication awards

    GFPP23 organized in September 2023 in Fournols (France) gave the opportunity to young talented people to present their latest research. The committee was impressed by the high quality of the oral presentations and has selected two awardees. We warmly thank Genepep for sponsoring the award competition.

    GFPP23 awardees are Benjamin Grain (CIIL, Lille, France) and Sonia Khemaissa (LBM, Sorbonne University, France).

    (more…)

    Aurélie Tasiemski

    Aurélie Tasiemski
    The environment shapes immune peptides

    Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play a key role in the external immunity of animals, offering an interesting model for studying the influence of the environment on the diversification and evolution of immune effectors. Alvinellacin (ALV), arenicin (ARE) and polaricin (POL, a novel AMP identified here), characterized from three marine worms inhabiting contrasted habitats (‘hot’ vents, temperate and polar respectively), possess a well conserved BRICHOS domain in their precursor molecule despite a profound amino acid and structural diversification of the C-terminal part containing the core active peptide.

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    Peter Faller

    Peter Faller
    Transporting Cu into Cells with a Peptide

    In Alzheimer’s disease (AD) copper ions accumulates in amyloid plaques, a hallmark of this disease. This copper likely originating from intracellular sources. The Cu in amyloid plaques is bound to its main constituent, the peptide amyloid-β (Aβ). Cu-Aβ can catalyze the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vitro and is thought to contribute to the oxidative stress observed in AD. The paper reports on the development of a novel Cu shuttle able to restore the Cu balance between intra- and extracellular Cu. (more…)

    Jean-Philippe Combier

    Jean-Philippe Combier
    Short peptides to replace chemicals in agronomy 

    The current agriculture main challenge is to maintain food production while facing multiple threats such as increasing world population, temperature increase, lack of agrochemicals due to health issues and uprising of weeds resistant to herbicides. Developing novel, alternative, and safe methods is hence of paramount importance. Here we show that complementary peptides (cPEPs) from any gene can be designed to target specifically plant coding genes. (more…)

    Gilles Subra (Zervas Award 2020)

    Gilles Subra (Zervas Award 2020)
    Moulding proteins with amino acids 

    Gilles Subra received the Zervas award from the EPS in 2022 during the 36th EPS meeting in Sitges (Spain). With this recent article, he shares with us some of the innovative work pursued in his team.

    MIP (molecular imprinted polymers) are prepared by polymerizing monomers around a template. After the removal of the template, the cavities in the material will be able to recognise and recapture selectively the molecule of interest. (more…)


    From The Journal of Peptide Science!

    GFPP Newsletters

    GFPP Newsletters

    02/17, 2023: Registration to the 23rd GFPP

    Registrations to the 23rd GFPP are now open

    Key Dates for Registration :

    15th January 2023 : opening of registration

    15th April 2023 : deadline for young researcher GFPP bursary applications.

    15th May 2023 : end of early bird fee for registration.

    Key Dates for Abstract submission:

    15th April 2023 : deadline for oral communications submission

    15th May 2023 : deadline for poster communication submission.

    Registration fees includes :

    •Access to all scientific sessions • Abstract book • Full board accommodation (lodging, breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee breaks) • Welcome reception and gala dinner  at the Fournols d’Auvergne center • Excursions
     

    Different types of activities/excursions are proposed on tuesday afternoon:

    Please note that your registration will be effective upon receipt of your order form.
    Be aware that due to the reception capacity of the Fournols d’Auvergne Center, the number of participants is limited to 150 people.
     

     

    (a) The mentioned fees apply for a two-bedroom apartment with one twin- and one single-bedroom the bathroom will be shared in the respect of sanitary rules
    (b) The mentioned fees apply for a two-bedroom apartment with two single-bedrooms the bathroom will be shared in the respect of sanitary rules
    (c) The mentioned fees apply for private apartment including a private bathroom 


    (b) The mentioned fees apply for a two-bedroom apartment with two single-bedrooms the bathroom will be shared in the respect of sanitary rules
    (c) The mentioned fees apply for private apartment including a private bathroom 

    02/17, 2023: New jobs proposals on the GFPP website

    A new job proposal has been published

    Position typeTitleDuration (months)Contact
    Laboratory
    City, countryDeadline for submitting (day/month/year)Job description
    Postdoc in academiaDynamic combinatorial libraries of CycloPeptides12, renewableDr. Roba MoumnéLaboratoire des Biomolécules (UMR7203) Sorbonne UniversitéParis, France27/10/2024
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    Postdoc in academiaFluorescent probes for the detection and quantification of traces of copper(II) in biological fluids18Dr Olivier SénèqueCEA/LCBM (Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux), UMR5249Grenoble, France29/10/2024
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    PhD position in academiaPhD in synthetic organic chemistry and protein chemistry36Dr Oleg MelnykCenter for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR9017, Université de Lille,
    Institut Pasteur de Lille
    Lille, France30/10/2024
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    PhD position in academiaSynthetic protein chemistry applied to TIP60 coregulator of gene transcription36Pr Vladimir TorbeevBiotechnology and Cellular Signalling (BSC) UMR 7242Strasbourg, France31/10/2024
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    Postdoc in academiaCombining Fluorescence Microscopy and Solid-State NMR to study the effect of antimicrobial peptides on living bacteria24Dr Céline LandonCentre de Biophysique Moléculaire (CBM) CNRS UPR4301Orléans, France01/11/2024
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    Master M2 in academiaCharacterizing the fibrillation of amyloid proteins, both in vitro and in cellulo6Dr. Marion Mathelié-GuinletInstitut of Chemistry and Biology of Membranes and Nano-Objects (CBMN) UMR 5248Bordeaux, France03/11/2024
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    Master M2 in academiaMembranotropic activities of modified viral fusion peptides6Dr. Simon GonzalezBioCIS (Biomolécules: conception, innovation, synthèse), UMR 8076Cergy-Pontoise10/11/2024
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    Master M2 in academiaDesign of fluorinated Aib foldamers: synthesis, structural study and capacity to interact with amyloid proteins5-6Pr. Grégory ChaumeBioCIS (Biomolécules: conception, innovation, synthèse), UMR 8076Neuville-sur-Oise, France15/11/2024
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    Master M2 in academiaSynthèse d’un acide aminé non naturel pour la conception de peptides spirocycliques et la multi-conjugaison de protéines6Dr. Vincent Aucagne
    Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire (CBM) CNRS UPR4301Orléans, France15/11/2024
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    Postdoc in academiaUnderstanding the effects of the peptide toxine candidalysine on host cell membranes at the molecular scale12Dr. Sofiane El-Kirat-ChatelInstitut of Chemistry and Biology of Membranes and Nano-Objects (CBMN) UMR 5248Bordeaux, France29/11/2024
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    Master M2 in academiaDéveloppement d'inhibiteurs fluorés de la Cathepsine D comme traceur TEP potentiels pour l'imagerie du cancer du sein6Dr. Chiara ZanatoBioCIS (Biomolécules: conception, innovation, synthèse), UMR 8076Neuville-sur-Oise, France31/12/2024
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    Other events sponsored by GFPP

    Other events sponsored by GFPP

     

    Year Meeting title City
    2022 7th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides – AMP2022 Paris
    2022 Ecole thématique du GDR MuFoPAM PAMOMICS Roscoff
    2022 MBP 2022.  International Conference on Metal-Binding Peptides: Methodologies and Applications Nancy
    2021 2nd PEPPERSchool Virtual event
    2018 Pepperschool Carry-Le-Rouet
    2016 Ecole thématique GDR MuFoPam Beg Meil
    2015 Symposium Foldamères Bordeaux
    2013 Paris Foldamers 2013 Symposium (COST Action CM0803) Paris
    2012 Bordeaux 2012 Symposium on Foldamers (COST Action CM0803) Bordeaux
    2010 Congrès international d’endocrinologie Rouen

    Bursaries for the GFPP23 meeting

    Bursaries for the GFPP23 meeting

    Grants covering the costs of registration and accommodation at the GFPP23 meeting are awarded to PhD students or post-docs presenting an oral communication or a poster.

    Around 15 scholarships will be awarded by the GFPP23 scientific committee.

    To be considered for a GFPP23 grant , you must register, fill in the bursary request option in the registration form and submit your abstract for Oral Communication or Poster before 15th of April 2023.

    The results will be communicated by email. In the event of a negative response, the registration and accommodation costs will be payable by order form (only for French academic laboratories) or bank transfer.

    Organizing committee_23rd GFPP

    Organizing committee

    Scientific committee

    GFPP board members

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    Local Organizing Committee

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    Sophie Faure Conference chair
    Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF, UMR 6296) – Clermont-Ferrand

    email; website

    Grégory Chaume Conference chair
    Laboratoire Biomolécules : Conception, Isolement, Synthèse (BioCIS, UMR 8076) – Cergy-Pontoise

    email; website

    Olivier Roy Organizing committee member
    Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF, UMR 6296) – Clermont-Ferrand

    Simon Gonzalez Organizing committee member
    Laboratoire Biomolécules : Conception, Isolement, Synthèse (BioCIS, UMR 8076) – Cergy-Pontoise

    Cassandra Guerinot (PhD student) Organizing committee member
    Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF, UMR 6296) – Clermont-Ferrand

    Nathan Picois (PhD student) Organizing committee member
    Laboratoire Biomolécules : Conception, Isolement, Synthèse (BioCIS, UMR 8076) – Cergy-Pontoise

     

    WEB team

    Frédéric Bihel, Webmaster

    Laboratoire d’innovation thérapeutique (LIT, UMR 7200) – Strasbourg

    Oleg Melnyk, Webmaster

    Centre d’Infection et d’immunité de Lille (CIIL, INSERM U1019 – CNRS UMR9017) – Lille

    Loïc Stefan

    Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique Macromoléculaire (LCPM, UMR 7375) – Nancy

    Nicolo Tonali

    Laboratoire Biomolécules : Conception, Isolement, Synthèse (BioCIS, UMR 8076) – Paris-Saclay

     

    Past GFPP meetings

    Past GFPP meetings

    Year City Meeting number Website
    2025 23 Soon
    2023 Fournols 23 Website
    2022 Port-Leucate  22 Website
    2019 Amboise 21 Website
    2017 Arcachon 20 Website
    2015 Portbail 19 Website
    2013 Sète 18
    2011 Aussois 17
    2009 Albé 16
    2007 Dinard 15
    2005 Aussois 14
    2003 Biarritz 13
    2002 Aussois 12
    1999 Aussois 11
    1997 Montpellier 10: Fourth Forum on Peptides and Proteins
    1995 Aussois 9
    1993 Biarritz 8: Third Forum on Peptides
    1991 Aussois 7
    1988 Nancy 6: Second Forum on Peptides
    1986 Le Touquet 5
    1984 Montpellier 4: First Forum on Peptides
    1982 Chamerolles 3
    1980 Toulon 2
    1978 Pont-à-Mousson 1

     

    Our sponsors_23rd GFPP

    GFPP23 Sponsors

    The successful organization of the GFPP meeting can only be achieved with the support of institutional and industrial partners. We thank all our  institutional and industrial sponsors for their trust for so many years now and for the years to come.

    As sponsor, your participation at the GFPP meeting will offer you the possibility to present your company and promote your products. If your company cannot be represented at the meeting, there is also the opportunity to enclose promotional material into participant packages. For any enquiry about all the opportunities available in terms of financial support, please contact us on .

    GFPP23 Industrial Sponsors

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    GFPP23 Institutional Sponsors

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    Venue_23rd GFPP

    Venue

    The 23rd GFPP meeting will take place at the Fournols d’Auvergne center (moving marker on the map below) in Livradois-Forez (France).

     

    • By car: Motorway A75 until Issoire, then D999 and D37.
    • For your GPS: Latitude: 45° 31′ 22.8″ N, Longitude: 3° 35′ 38.7384″ E
    • By plane: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (60 km from Fournols)
    • By train: Issoire train station (40 km from Fournols), Clermont-Ferrand train station (65 km from Fournols)

    NEW!

    Bus transfers will be set up between the congress site and Clermont-Ferrand railway station on Sunday 17th September and Thursday 21st September. Please note that two bus shuttles will be organized on Sunday 17th September and a single one on Thursday 21st September (see the Table below). Exact time and place will be posted here and communicated by email to participants in due course.

    SHUTTLES

    From To Departure time
    Clermont-Ferrand railway station Congress site 17th September

    2:30 pm and 5:15 pm

    Congress site Clermont-Ferrand railway station 21st September

    11:30 am


    Abstract submission_23rd GFPP

    Abstract submission 

     

    30th April 2023: deadline for oral communications submission

    15th May 2023: deadline for poster communication submission

     

    Please, use the following template to prepare your abstract:

    Template for abstracts GFPP23

    Please name the file as follows: GFPP_Abstract_YourName

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    Meeting scope_23rd GFPP

    Meeting scope

    The scientific program will cover various themes in the fields of peptides and proteins:

    • Peptides and proteins structure elucidation
    • NMR and Molecular Modeling
    • De novo design
    • Peptides Natural Products
    • Drug Discovery
    • Chemical Biology / Bioconjugates/ Ligation
    • Methodology for the synthesis of non-natural amino acids and peptides
    • Metallopeptides / Peptidomimetics / Foldamers
    • Self-assembly and supramolecular edifices
    • Imaging and biomolecular sensor
    • Biomaterials

    Program and guidelines for presentation_23rd GFPP

    Program and guidelines for oral and poster presentations

    Preliminary program

    By clicking on the names in blue in the program you will be redirected to the conference abstract.

    [pdf id=’8479′](updated September 12, 2023)

     

    Guidelines for oral or poster presentations

    Guidelines for oral presentations
    The official language of the meeting is English.
    A 16:9 presentation format is recommended ( .ppt or .pdf files)
    Possibility to use your own laptop via an HDMI port or a local computer.  
     
    Guidelines for poster presentation
    The posters should be in A0 format in portrait orientation (no landscape).

     

    Invited speakers_23rd GFPP

    Invited speakers

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    Inaugural conference

    Dr. Muriel AMBLARD

    IBMM, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, France
    https://ibmmpeptide.com/muriel-amblard
    Exploring Structured Oligomers and PROTACS for Tackling Complex Biological Challenges

    [pdf id=’8591′]

    Plenary Speakers

    Prof. Thierry BRIGAUD

    BioCIS CY, Univ. Paris Saclay, France
    https://www.cyu.fr/biocis-biomolecules-conception-isolement-synthese
    Incorporation of fluorinated amino acids into peptides: from biophysical properties tuning to biological applications

    [pdf id=’8446′]

     


    Dr Jean-Philippe Combier

    Laboratory of Research in Plant Biology, Auzeville-Tolosane, France
    https://www.lrsv.ups-tlse.fr/equipes-de-recherche/peptides-et-petits-arns/
    Complementary peptides represent a credible alternative to agrochemicals by activating translation of targeted proteins

    [pdf id=’8548′]

    Dr. Pascale DELANGLE

    CEA, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, France
    https://www.symmes.fr/en/Pages/Portrait/Pascale-Delangle.aspx
    Deciphering and mimicking metal binding sites in biology through peptide design approaches

    [pdf id=’8224′]

    Dr. Veronica DODERO

    Bielefeld University, Germany
    https://www.doderolab.com/
    Supramolecular Medicine: from Models to Gluten-related Disorders

    [pdf id=’8494′]

    Dr. Céline GALÉS

    I2MC, INSERM, Univ. Paul Sabatier, France
    https://www.i2mc.inserm.fr/celine-gales-jean-michel-senard/

    G protein activation BRET sensors: new eyes on GPCR activity

    [pdf id=’8230′]

    Dr. Vincent HUMBLOT

    FEMTO-ST, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France
    https://www.femto-st.fr/en/femto-people/vincenthumblot
    Peptides on surfaces: from antifouling to biosensing applications

    [pdf id=’8513′]

    Dr. Eric LINGUEGLIA

    IPMC, Univ. Côte d’Azur, France
    https://www.ipmc.cnrs.fr/cgi-bin/site.cgi?page=lingueglia_deval

    Peptide inhibitors of Acid-Sensing Ion Channels: Venom peptides to explore the role of ion channels in pain

    [pdf id=’8489′]

    Prof. Claude TAILLEFUMIER

    ICCF, Univ. Clermont Auvergne, France
    https://iccf.uca.fr/annuaire/m-claude-taillefumier-1#/
    Control of amide bond geometry – a guiding principle for the design of folded peptoids

    [pdf id=’8545′]

    Prof. Markus WEINGARTH

    Utrecht University, Netherlands
    https://www.weingarth-group.org/
    The Mechanisms of Lipid-targeting Antibiotics

    [pdf id=’8459′]

    Prof. Christian WIDMANN

    UNIL Lausanne, Switzerland
    https://wp.unil.ch/widmannlab/
    Uptake mechanisms of cell-penetrating peptides

    [pdf id=’8227′]

     

    Dr. Birgit WILTSCHI

    University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, & acib GmbH, Austria
    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5230-0951
    Non-canonical amino acids as building blocks for recombinant peptides and proteins

    [pdf id=’8531′]

    GFPP today

    Today, GFPP which brings together around 200 members who are the participants of GFPP biennial congresses. At this occasion, the GFPP board selects 25–35 young students whose registration and accommodation costs are waived. Besides the GFPP biennial congresses, the GFPP committee is responsible for organizing scientific workshops on specific topics. The GFPP board also promote exchange fellowships for short stays of its members in other French or foreign laboratories, as well as the participation of young scientists to international meetings.

    1992. French Peptides and Proteins Group

    In 1992, the GFP became GFPP (Groupe Français des Peptides et Protéines), and was structured into an association (according to the French law) with a scientific board of twelve members, a treasurer (André Colau at that time) and the French representative to the EPS Council. The twelve members represent the pluridisciplinarity of researches that are generally found in the peptide field as well as the different regions in France .

    1978. First GFP meeting

    In 1978, the first meeting of the French Peptides Group was held in Pont-à-Mousson, with the ambition to bring together French researchers in the peptide field from all origins .

    The success of this event prompted the GFPP committee to organize a meeting every two years.

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