MemBioMed Coordination

Governing Bodies

The MemBioMed programme team is composed of researchers, teachers, lecturers, and professors from the three participating higher education institutions, all of whom share a common interest in biomembranes. They serve on various governing bodies.
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Figure : MembioMed Coordination office (MCO)

MemBioMed Coordination Office (MCO)

The MCO is responsible for managing the internal operations of the program. It consists of a programme coordinator, an officer coordinator, and a local academic coordinator at the coordinating university, UniCA. The two partner universities, UniGE and UOS, each have a local academic coordinator who oversees the organisation of the programme at their respective institutions. The MCO is supported by two local academics from each university, forming sub-committees to assist the local coordinators in carrying out their responsibilities.
 
Delphine Bichet
Project coordinator
Coordinator officer

Romain Gautier
UniCA coordinator

Joost Holthuis
UOS coordinator
Fabio Benfenati
UniGE coordinator

 

Academic sub-comittee

 
 
 

MemBioMed Management Board (MMB)

The MMB consists of the MCO and sub-committees and it is chaired by the Programme Coordinator. The MMB manages administrative, financial and technical issues in the Consortium and in relation with the associated partners. It oversees the general working of the master programme, is in charge of curriculum review, and in the development and educational quality assurance. 

Extended MemBioMed Management Board (eMMB)

The eMMB gather members of the MMB and representatives of the other MemBioMed Committees to discuss accomplishments, issues and goals for the MemBioMed Programme.    The others committees are:
  • The Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) is responsible for monitoring and ensuring the quality and the effectiveness of the MemBioMed Programme.
  • The Advisory Committee (AC) plays a role in providing guidance and external expertise to enhance the quality, relevance, and alignment of the programme with industry needs.
  • The Selection and Examination Committee (SEC) shall oversee the application for the MemBioMed programme and the eligibility of applicants for the programme and Erasmus+ scholarships.
  • The Student Committee (SC) plays an important role by representing the interests of students to the programme’s management and by providing a forum for students to discuss and address issues of concern.

Academic research teams

The MemBioMed project team is composed by Teachers, Lecturers, Researchers and Professors from 15 research groups among the three HEIs sharing a common interest in biomembranes but with complementarity in their expertise.  
  • Dynamics of lipid membranes (UniCA, IPMC)  
  • Lipid transport in health & diseases (UniCA, IPMC)
  • Metabolism and functions of membrane lipids (UniCA, IPMC)
  • Molecular physiology and pathophysiology of ion channels (UniCA, IPMC)
  • Membrane transport, epithelial morphology & cancer (UniCA, IPMC)
  • Ion channels and pain (UniCA, IPMC)
  • Pathophysiology of voltage-gated sodium channels and neuronal excitability (UniCA, IPMC)
  • Membrane transport and metabolism (UniCA, LP2M)
  • Ion channel and biomineralisation (UniCA, LP2M)
  • Regulation of ion channels in cancer (UniCA, IBV)
  • Biology of ion channels (UniCA, IBV)
  • Neuroscience and smart materials (UniGe, NSYNC-IIT)
  • Laboratories of the Department of Experimental Medicine (UniGe, DIMES)
  • Molecular Cell Biology Division (UOS)
  • Bioanalytical Chemistry Division (UOS)
  • Biophysics Division (UOS)
  • Molecular Cell Biophysics Division (UOS)
  • Structural Biology Division (UOS)
  • Biochemistry Division (UOS)