About us
Who are we ?
The Junior Scientists Microbiology Meeting of Marseille (JSM3) is an association created by doctoral students from Aix-Marseille University (AMU) in 2015. It was created in order to facilitate the communication between microbiology communities of in Marseille. We now gather young microbiologists that belong to newly formed Institute of Microbiology, Bioenergetics and Biotechnology (IM2B) research laboratories.
This year’s board is composed of:
Co-presidents: Meryem (LCB) and Fanny (BBF) president@jsm3congress.fr
Co-treasurers: Naoise (LCB) and Florient (LCB) tresorier@jsm3congress.fr
Co-secretaries: Safa (BIP) and Mira (BIP) secretaire@jsm3congress.fr
The rest of the committee members of this year are Assil, Ewen, Jérémy, Judith, Mary, Thomas, Yasmina.
What do we do ?
We organize a yearly scientific congress that involves all areas covered by IM2B. The congress was first conceived in 2015 and this event gave the name to the association. We cannot wait to present you the 10th edition that will take place on May 21-22!
To promote communication between young scientists, especially PhD students, post-docs & engineers, we also organize seminars with informal discussions and various special events. The “AperoTalk” format was chosen to create an efficient but relaxed environment to meet young researchers from different labs and departments, learn about their research, exchange ideas, establish collaborations and find friends!
Finally participating in the Spring of the Associations (PDA) help us meeting a broader public, especially undergraduate students. We offer them activities that are both fun and educational at the same time.
Follow us on our social media to be up to date on all events! On Instagram @jsm3.fr and LinkedIn @JSM3
How can you support us ?
1 – Financially support the association
If you share the same values as ours and want to support our initiative, get in touch with our Accounting team Naoise and Florient at tresorier@jsm3congress.fr
2 – Volunteer work
If you want to actively participate in the board or in one of the projects of the association as a volunteer, contact us at jsm3@jsm3congress.fr.
3 – Participate in our events
We hold AperoTalks every month, and we should soon share the link for registration to the 2026 JSM3 conference!
Why should you support us ?
Our congress is characterized by holding international features: it is carried out in English, including both poster and oral sessions, we have national and international private partners, we invite specialized and renowned speakers. Organization of the congress provides moments of conviviality and creates links of social and scientific cohesion.
Other similar congresses have attendance fees ranging from several hundred to thousand euros and are hardly affordable for students. Thanks to our partners at IM2B, CNRS and our precious sponsors we offer the opportunity for master students, doctorate, postdoctoral and senior researchers to attend a fully free event in their proximity.
All our proposed activities are also free and in line with our main goal, scientific communication and the creation of scientific links between young researchers in microbiology, bioenergetics and biotechnology.