CENTURI
Outreach activities
The CENTURI comics
Author: Jessica CHEVALLIER (TAGC/CIML/LAI)
Illustrations: Alexandre Brodovitch
The Adventures of TEC and T
Whether T cells are attacking cancer cells or fighting off infections, none of this would be possible without TEC – the T cell’s trusted ally. The story follows the adventures of TEC and T throughout the thymus, the organ responsible for T-cell development. We illustrate the importance of TEC and what happens to these two best friends as we age.
Author: Mirindra RATSIFANDRIHAMANANA (INMED)
Illustrations: Alexandre Brodovitch
The lost cartographer: Navigating the Hippocampus in the world of ASD
We study mouse models of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) and compare the development of their hippocampi with healthy conditions. Through the comic, we describe the multiple alterations observed early in the development in the pathological conditions, as well as an example of rescue experiment.
Author: Chandrasekar SUBRAMANI NARAYANA (LAI/LIS)
Illustrations: Alexandre Brodovitch
The AI academy: Training, Testing, Triumph
The comic explains the process of developing AI models for research, illustrating stages such as training, validation, testing, and generalization. It highlights the role of these stages in analyzing complex data and predicting outcomes.
The CENTURI podcasts
Ask a scientist - podcast
Nagham BADREDDINE (INMED/CPT) and Soichi HIROKAWA (IBDM)
Papers/articles for reference:
Black holes:
- https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/black-holes-explained
- https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-is-a-black-hole
Climate change:
- https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/effects/
- https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-climate-change-affecting-weather-today
- doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002605
- DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7194
Pigment colors:
Scientific breakthroughs:
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/science/science-breakthroughs-disruption.html
- https://www.stanfordmagnets.com/the-application-of-superconducting-magnetic-levitation.html
Credited sound effects:
- delasunto - Summer Heat Wave Crickets (freesound.org)
- tkky - Cafe Amb 02 (freesound.org)
- joedeshon - double_cough_01 (freesound.org)
- CGEffex - Space Shuttle Launch (freesound.org)
- Alba MacKenna - “Aha” 01 (freesound.org)
What's the Point? - podcast
Ahmad AWADA (LAI/I2M), Alessandro CHIAPPORI (IBDM) and Jeanne EICHELBRENNER (CIML)
Interviewed researchers:
- Martine Pelicot, LAI, biological engineer
- Pierre Recouvreux, IBDM, university lecturer
- Mauro Gaya, CIML, group leader
- Pierre Milpied, CIML, deputy director and group leader
Credited sound effect: ©Hicham Chahidi
