The François Jacob Days
Every year, the François Jacob Days, organized by the Institut de Biologie of the Collège de France, bring together leading French and foreign specialists to discuss a theme at the cutting edge of biology research.
The winner of the Prix Antoine Lacassagne, awarded each year by the Collège de France to a biology researcher, is traditionally invited to receive his or her prize at the François Jacob Days, and to give a seminar related to his or her work.
The Days are named in honor of François Jacob, holder of the Cellular Genetics Chair at the Collège de France (1964-1991), who was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with André Lwoff and Jacques Monod for his discovery of the genetic regulation of enzyme and virus synthesis.