Maisons-Alfort
Claire Ponsart's area of research concerns animal health and reproductive technologies. Since 2014, she is working as Head of the Bacterial Zoonoses Unit at ANSES’s Animal Health Laboratory located at Maisons-Alfort. This research unit is focusing on Anthrax, Brucellosis, Chlamydiosis, Glanders, Tuberculosis and Tularemia. This laboratory carries out critical missions for France and Europe in the field of animal health and public health and is characterised by its strength as a reference laboratory. Claire is involved in Brucellosis national and EU Reference Laboratory, including confirmatory analyses, controls of biological products, developement of standardised methods, expertise and training sessions.
After being qualified as a veterinarian, Claire joined France’s UNCEIA Research and Development department in 1998. In 2002, she started to implement new practical tools in French breeding companies, aiming to improve fertility within the UNCEIA Research and Development department. In 2008, Claire joined the National Laboratory for Health Controls in Breeding Stock (Laboratoire National de Contrôle des Reproducteurs, LNCR) to investigate pathogens related to the genital tract and management of sanitary status in AI centres and ET stations. She was appointed Director of LNCR in 2012.
Mes compétences :
Reproduction bovine
Gestion de projets
Épidémiologie
Pathogenes du tractus genital
Controle sanitaire des centre d'insemination
Biotechnologies de la reproduction
Physiologie de la reproduction
Encadrement d'equipes de recherche
Bactériologie
zoonoses bacteriennes
