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European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
- Euphresco Co-ordinator
2014 - maintenant
Coordination of an international network of 70 ca. research programme owners and managers in the phytosanitary area: finding synergies amongst the national research programmes, identification of common research priorities, transnational research funding. Communication with external groups, organisations, and initiatives and interaction with main stakeholders.
Publications:
- Giovani B. ВЗГЛЯД НА ЗДОРОВЬЕ РАСТЕНИЙ ПОД ДРУГИМ УГЛОМ. Plant Health Research and Practice 4(30): 4-6 (2019)
- Rodriguez-Valin E., Lansac R. and Giovani B. La Sanidad Vegetal, desde una nueva perspectiva. Fitopatologia 4: 92-93 (2019)
- Carvajal-yepes M., Cardwell K., Nelson A., Garret K.A. Giovani B., Saunders D.G.O., Kamoun S., Legg J.P., Verdier V., Lessel J., Neher R.A., Day R., Pardey P., Gullino M.L., Records A.R., Bextine B., Leach J.E., Staiger S. and Tome J. A global surveillance system for crop diseases-Global preparedness minimizes the risk to food supplies. Science 364 (6447): 1237-1239 (2019)
- Giovani B., Cellier G., McMullen M., Saponari M., Stefani E., Petter F. From transnational research collaboration to regional standards. Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment 23 (1) (2019)
- Olmos A., Boonham N., Candresse T., Gentit P., Giovani B., Kutnjak D., Liefting L., Maree H.J., Minafra A., Moreira A., Nakhla M.K., Petter F., Ravnikar M., Rodoni B., Roenhorst J.W., Rott M., Ruiz-Garcia A.B., Santala J., Stancanelli G., van der Vlugt R., Varveri C., Westenberg M., Wetzel T., Ziebell H., Massart S. High-throughput sequencing technologies for plant pest diagnosis: challenges and opportunities. EPPO Bulletin 2: 1-6 (2018)
- Giovani B., Petter F., Anthoine G., Blümel S., Cruz M. L., de la Peña A., Maes M., Phillipson B., Schenk M. and Steinmöller S. Euroreference 3: 37-41 (2017)
- Giovani B. We shouldn't take plant health issues for granted. The Parliament Magazine 455 (2017)
- Giovani B., et al. The Gold Mine of Nationally-funded Projects. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research 4(5): 198-203 (2016)
- Giovani B., et al. Euphresco: an opportunity for phytosanitary research coordination and funding in the EPPO region and abroad. EPPO Bulletin 45(2): 252-256 (2015)
-Giovani B. Focus on.. Euphresco: European Phytosanitary Research Coordination network. CIHEAM Watch Letter 33 June (2015)
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European Commission
- Expert
Bruxelles
2012 - 2012
Independent expert evaluator in relation to the FP7-HEALTH-2013-Innovation-2 call.
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INRA Transfert
- Consultant
2009 - 2014
Management of several European projects (systems biology, synthetic biology, plant biology and ecology) with international partners (both private and public) and budgets from 4 to 14 millions euros. I was also involved in setting research project proposals for funding: in 4 years I contributed to bring in house 27 M € of funding through the European H2020, “7th framework programme” and the ANR “Investissements d’Avenir”.
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ANSES
- European project manager and responsible for biochemistry projects
Maisons-Alfort
2008 - 2009
National reference laboratory "food-borne parasites". In charge of the biochemistry research, in particular on: 1) Development of a new ELISA for the detection of the parasite Trichinella spiralis 2) Semisynthetic glycoproteins to use in vaccination against Trichinella spiralis 3) Variability and infectivity of Bartonella henselae proteins. In charge of the Management of a European network of excellence (MedVetNet, WorkPackage 27) and responsible for the organization of the journal club/seminars on a weekly basis.
Publications:
- Zocevic A., Lacour S.A., Mace P., Giovani B., Grasset-Chevillot A., Vallée I., Boireau P. Primary characterization and assessment of a T. spiralis antigen for the detection of Trichinella infection in pigs. Veterinary Parasitology 205:558-567 (2014)
- Zocevic A, Lacour SA, Giovani B, Mace P, Vallee I, Boireau P. Identification of early Trichinella spiralis antigens and their application in developing an ELISA for the diagnosis of trichinellosis in pigs. Euro Reference 4: 10-12 (2010)
Patents:
- Zocevic A, Giovani B, Lacour S, Mace P, Vallée I, Boireau P. Antigenic polypeptides of Trichinella and uses thereof. Patent filed on 16/02/2011 (WO/2011/101790)
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SupBiotech (IONIS Education Group)
- Teacher
2007 - maintenant
Teaching, in charge of 2 courses: Protein Engineering and Analytical Chemistry. As a member of the permanent staff I am also in charge of the school’s marketing throughout “open house” events and forums all over the year.
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Shigamedix SAS
- Laboratory manager
2006 - 2008
Manager of the biochemistry laboratory, in charge of the development of new molecules as immunotherapeutics. In charge of the coordination of the efforts of different laboratories (chemistry, cellular biology, immunology), both private and public.
Patents:
- Johannes L., Giovani B, Azoulay M, Florent JC. Methods and compositions for the preparation and use of toxin conjugates. European patent filed on 18/12/2007 (EP 073016917), US patent filed on 18/12/2008 (12/338,817)
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Rockefeller University
- Postdoctoral fellow
2004 - 2006
Responsible of various projects, based on chemical approaches for protein modification, in particular: 1) Structural analysis of the Mycobacterium xenopi DNA gyrase intein through IR and NMR 2) Structural analysis of the E. coli DHFR through IR spectroscopy.
Publications:
- Frutos S, Goger M, Giovani B, Cowburn D, Muir TW. Branched Intermediate formation stimulates peptide bond cleavage in protein splicing. Nature Chemical Biology 6:527-533 (2010)
- Ottesen JJ, Bar-Dagan M, Giovani B, Muir TW. An amalgamation of solid phase peptide synthesis and ribosomal peptide synthesis. Biopolymers 90 : 406-414 (2008)
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Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA)
- Engineer
2003 - 2004
In charge of the production, purification and biochemical characterization of A. thaliana cryptochrome and spectroscopic analysis of the intra-molecular reactions.
Publications:
- Zeugner A, Byrdin M, Bouly JP, Bakrim N, Giovani B, Brettel K and Ahmad M. Light induced electron transfer in Arabidopsis cryptochrome-1 correlates with in vivo function. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 280 :19437-19440 (2005)
- Bouly JP, Giovani B, Djamei A, Mueller M, Zeugner A, Dudkin EA, Batschauer A and Ahmad M. Novel ATP-binding and autophosphorylation activity associated with Arabidopsis and human cryptochrome-1. European Journal of Biochemistry 270:2921-2928 (2003)
- Giovani B, Byrdin M, Ahmad M and Brettel K. Light-induced electron transfer in a cryptochrome blue-light photoreceptor. Nature Structural Biology 10:489-490 (2003)
- Ahmad M, Grancher N, Heil M, Black RC, Giovani B, Galland P, Lardemer D. Action spectrum for cryptochrome-dependent hypocotyl growth inhibition in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 129:774-85 (2002)
Publications in books
- Early events triggered by light activation of the Arabidopsis CRY1 blue-light photoreceptor. Bouly JP, Giovani B, Ahmad M in Light Sensing in Plants, Yamada Science Foundation and Springer-Verlag 2005
