March 2026
Research
Seminar
From Molecular Structure to Systems Biology
The morphogenesis of multicellular organisms relies on the coordination of growth, structuring, and cell fate specification during development. This process is orchestrated, in part, by a small number of secreted morphogens, which form activity gradients within tissues. Several laboratories are currently exploring a new and still poorly understood “biological world”: how these signals are secreted, diffuse, and interact with the matrix within the extracellular space of cells with different biophysical properties. The goal of this seminar, organized by Pascal Thérond, is to promote cross-fertilization among these research programs. It will be the first conference to bring together leading experts working on these aspects in metazoans.
Research residencies
Latest News from the Moon
Jessica Flahaut’s book explores the Moon from several perspectives: its geological history in light of recent discoveries, its connections to Earth, 20th-century space exploration, the resurgence of lunar exploration in recent years, and upcoming missions. While the topic might seem familiar, it lies at the heart of significant scientific, technological, and geopolitical issues at the end of this decade, which will witness a new race to the Moon (with Chinese and American crewed missions announced for 2027/2029). This book aims to be both a tool for understanding, a witness to history as it unfolds, and a bridge between science and culture. [learn more]
Creation
Author’s residency
Adèle Yon
Last month we welcomed Adèle, who will continue her residency in March. Born in Paris in 1994, she is an investigator, writer, cook, and teacher. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure and a film studies researcher, she began writing while working on her thesis at the SACRe research-creation laboratory.
In My real name is Elisabeth (Éditions du Sous-Sol), published in February 2025, she recounts her investigation into the psychiatric history of her great-grandmother, Elisabeth, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the 1950s, lobotomized, and institutionalized for 17 years. In this hybrid novel-thesis, Adèle Yon presents a situated research project, revealing its construction, its process, and the emotions that permeate it. During her residency at the Fondation des Treilles, she will be working on her next book.
Ella Balaert
will join the Foundation this month to begin work on his new novel: “My project is to write a novel whose main character is a ventriloquist puppeteer. He has two bodies, his own organic body and the puppet body, and goes through adventures that lead him to question his identity, the nature of his voice, and his own degree of reality. This text follows on from my previous books, extending and uniting the themes of the mask, reality in its relationship to fiction, and madness.”[learn more]
Heritage residency
Aurore Gallien Guédy
The Fondation des Treilles and the École du Louvre have decided to collaborate on studying and promoting the Foundation’s heritage while fostering the professional development of the School’s students. As part of this agreement, we will welcome Aurore Gallien-Guédy in 2026, a Master’s student in Art History, Archaeology, and Museology. Her research aims to create a portrait of Anne Gruner Schlumberger through the study of her personal library, viewed as a reflection of her artistic tastes, her network, and her broad curiosity across numerous fields.