The Institut Jacques Monod is one of the main centres of fundamental research in biology in the Paris region.

The Institut Jacques Monod is a joint research unit (UMR7592) of the CNRS and the University Paris Cité.

The Institut Jacques Monod comprises some thirty teams carrying out research in three research themes (Genome and Chromosome Dynamics, Cell Dynamics and Signalling, Development and Evolution) and two cross-cutting themes (Quantitative Biology and Modelling, Molecular and Cellular Pathologies). Interdisciplinary research at the interface of physics, mathematics, chemistry and medicine is strongly encouraged.

The Institute is located in the Buffon building on the campus of the University of Paris, in Paris Rive Gauche.

The Institut Jacques Monod employs approximately 250 people (researchers, teacher-researchers, engineers, technicians, administrative staff, post-doctoral students and visitors from France and abroad).