Reseach-engineer in Smal Angles X-rays Scattering

EDUCATIONNAL BACKGROUND

2003 to 2007 : Ph.D. in Structural Biology, Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology (IPBS/CNRS) of Toulouse

2002-2003 : 5^th year of studies at INSA with a specialization in “Structural Biochemistry” + DEA (Diploma of Advanced Studies) in “Molecular Structure-Function Relationships” (University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse).

2001-2002 : 4^th  year of studies at the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA Toulouse), a five-year course leading to an engineering and master degree. Specialization in Biochemical Engineering (Double background in Biology and Engineering Sciences).

2000-2001 : Master’s degree in Functional and Structural Biology (University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse).

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

September 2016: Research engineer from C.N.R.S. with a permanent position at L.G.C.

Structural characterization by Small Angles X Rays Scattering (S.A.X.S.) of macromolecules in solution, soft matter and solid material. In charge of the SAXS platform for F.E.R.M.A.T. federation.

September 2009 to September 2016: Research engineer from I.N.R.A with a permanent position at SOLEIL synchrotron

Structural characterization by SAXS of protein and biological polymer, and development of sample environment dedicated to the biology.

September 2007 to August 2009: Post Doctoral research interest (LEBS/CNRS Gif sur Yvette).

“Biochemical and structural characterization by Small Angles X Rays Scaterring of the protein Spire implicated in the regulation of actin polymerization” Group of Dr Marie France Carlier, Laboratory of Enzymology and Structural Biology.

October 2003 to August 2007: Ph.D. research interest (IPBS/CNRS Toulouse).

“Structural characterization of polyketide synthases from Mycobacterium tuberculosis” in the Structural Biophysic’s Group of Dr Lionel Mourey.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Small angle X-ray Scattering

S.A.X.S. beamline tuning and sample environment preparation on synchrotron
Main operator on S.A.X.S. / W.A.X.S. beamline laboratory (XEUSS 2.0 of Xenocs company)
S.A.X.S. data collection, interpretation

Protein Engineering and Structural Biology

Protein expression in prokaryote system, bacteria culture
Protein purification and optimization of protein conditioning by automated liquid chromatography method
Bioinformatics methods and molecular modeling under S.A.X.S. constraints

Process Engineering :

Design of automated systems dedicated to the delivery of liquid sample
Knowledge in electronic microcontrollers (Arduino) for their use of automated systems
Knowledge bases on milling machine and lathe

Languages :

English : read, spoken and written (TOEIC 750)
German : Reasonable working knowledge.

PATENT

N° of patent : WO2016156577 A1; FR3034525A1. “Dispositif de transfert d’échantillons liquides”