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Nouzilly, Centre-Val De Loire, France

Basel, Switzerland

This project aims at investigating the role of histone deacetylases (HDACs) in the immune response and immuno-metabolism, leading to the identification of new targets for antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory treatments.

The Institute For Molecular Bioscience, Brisbane, Australia

This project led to the discovery of new antimicrobial pathways involving Zinc, mitochondria and lipid droplets. Identifying new possible targets are of paramount importance in the context of multi-drug resistant bacteriaAccomplishments• Research: 12 publications in top-ranked journals.• Supervision/Management: Associated Supervisor of 7 Honours students (all successfully passed), 6 PhD students, and research assistant. Runner-up for IMB Impact Award for Leadership and Mentorship (2018). Won the IMB Impact Award for Teamwork (2018-2019). I also participated in Interviews to recruit post-docs.• Funding: Obtained 2 highly-competitive Australian grants (led so far to 9 publications, including Science, Nature comm, Cell reports, FASEB Journal)• Teamwork: Strong collaborations with other research groups specialized in immunology, organic chemistry and drug discovery (published and ongoing projects). Organisation of conferences.• Expertise: Direct request for peer-reviewing (journal and national grant scheme). Several invited oral presentations in seminars. Assessor for Honours/PhD Examination.• Administration/Service: Human and Animal ethics applications, member of several committees (i.e: Equity & Diversity, Early-Career Researchers).

The Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Characterization of the gene regulation during inflammation in porcine macrophages and comparison of human and mice macrophages gene expression. This project illustrated the potential use of alternative animal model such as pig for infectious diseases.Accomplishments• Research: 13 publications• Supervision/Management: Co-Supervision of two PhD students (successfully passed).• Funding: Obtained a grant of 5,000 USD to study horse alveolar macrophages (led to 2 publications)• Teamwork: International collaborations on the pig immune gene annotation (FRANCE, UK, USA) (led to 3 publications, including in Nature).Skills:• Bioinformatics skills (micro-array analysis, Biolayout Express software..)• Molecular biology skills (quantitative PCR etc)

Paris Area, France

My research was focused on the detection of bacteria, in particular Staphyloccocus aureus, by cells of the innate immune system (macrophages) Accomplishments• Research: PhD with the highest recognition from the jury members in the group of Professor Jean-Marc Cavaillon (supervised by Dr Minou Adib-Conquy). • 4 publications as first author (3 research and 1 review) • My first paper was selected by the editor in the “Articles of Significant Interest” when published in Infection and Immunity (IF: 4.098).• Funding: 1-Year scholarship - FONDATION POUR LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE (led to 1 first-author publication) and 3-years PhD scholarship from the French Ministry of Research (led to 3 first-author publications)Skills:• Molecular and cellular biology techniques : ELISA, flow cytometry, transfection analysis, culture of cell lines and primary cells, • Animal handling and in vivo infections.

Paris Area, France

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Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Immunology

Activities and Societies: Volley-ball ClubRole of TLR2 and phagocytosis in S.aureus-induced cytokines production by phagocytic mononuclear.

Master'S Degree (Dea), Immunology

Activities and Societies: Volley-ball club, Scuba Diving Club

License, Cellular Biology And Physiology