STRASBOURG
Recently graduated from Université de Montréal (Montréal) and Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg), after a Ph.D mainly performed in the Cell Biology department of UBC (Vancouver), I am currently pursuing my strong interest in cancer progression in Madrid (CNIC, Spain) where I address the importance of stromal microenvironment in tumor progression.
The natural evolution of my career attracts me now to more applied work and I am particularly interested in the development of innovative therapeutic tools for cancer diseases. My autonomy and good organizational skills have allowed me to manage several research projects. As a project leader, I have been able to bring together the appropriate people and define strategies to answer the questions at hand. As shown by my experiences in Montreal, Vancouver and Madrid, I am an open-minded and flexible person, able to adapt to new scientific and cultural environments.
General expertises
• Scientific project leading, international collaborations
• Grant/Article/review writing (10 international publications including 3 invited reviews)
• Management : student, technician
• Communications skills (invited seminars and discussed poster presentations in international meetings)
Background
• Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology
Technical skills:
• Cell culture: Fibroblastic cell lines, epithelial cell lines, mouse mammary carcinoma cell lines), human astrocytoma cell lines, breast cancer cell lines, primary cell lines (HUVECs), etc…
• Molecular biology : Western Blot, Immunoprecipitation, transfection, electroporation, adenovirus infection, DNA purification
• Cell Biology : Immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, production of 3D matrices
• State-of-the-art microscopy techniques : Dynamic live cell imaging (FRAP, FRET, Cell tracking by epifluorescence or confocal microscopy), measurement of intracellular calcium, high throughput analysis (Cellomics)
• Expertise in Tumor Cell Migration analysis : “wound-healing” assay, “transwell” assay, cell tracking in 2D and 3D microenvironnements, deep knowledge in cytoskeleton and focal adhesion behavior
Languages:
• French: native language
• English: fluent, both written and spoken (Three-years stay in Vancouver, Canada)
• German: scholar, to be reactivated
• Spanish: notions (One-year stay in Madrid, Spain)
Mes compétences :
Biologie
Biotechnologie
Cancérologie
Recherche
