General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DRF-26-0328
Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
Category
Life Sciences
Thesis topics
Understanding and modulating resistance to transferrin receptor targeted internal radiotherapy.
Contract
Thèse
Job description
This project aims to unravel the mechanisms of resistance to transferrin receptor–targeted internal radiotherapy (RIV-Tf) in lung cancer. RIV-Tf may combine localized cytotoxic effects with a potential modulation of the tumor microenvironment, offering a promising thera(g)nostic strategy. Preliminary data show significant tumor reduction without complete remission, suggesting adaptive resistance mechanisms. The project integrates transcriptomic analyses enabled by a microfluidic platform developed at LICB and various biological techniques (flow cytometry, ELISA, western blot, targeted imaging) to identify molecular and immunological signatures associated with treatment response. These signatures will be validated in vivo to guide rational therapeutic combinations. Conducted jointly by the ImmunoMaps and LICB teams at CEA, this multidisciplinary work will deepen our understanding of the interplay between radiobiology and tumor immunity and help optimize RIV efficacy in oncology.
University / doctoral school
Innovation Thérapeutique: du Fondamental à l’Appliqué (ITFA)
Paris-Saclay
Thesis topic location
Site
Saclay
Requester
Position start date
01/09/2026
Person to be contacted by the applicant
Quelquejay Hélène
helene.quelquejay@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/JOLIOT/SHFJ/BIOMAPS/ONCO
4 place de Général Leclerc, 91401 Orsay Cedex (France)
+33 1 69 86 77 47
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
TRUILLET Charles
charles.truillet@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/JOLIOT/SHFJ/BIOMAPS/ONCO
Service Hospitalier Frederic Joliot
4, place du Général Leclerc
91401 Orsay Cedex (France)
Bureau: (01) 69 86 78 01
0677326738
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