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Expert in Stem Cells Biology, Cardiac Development, Muscle Differentiation, Molecular Biology
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Expert established herself as an independent investigator in Stem Cell research with the intent of applying the recent advances of this field to the study of human disease. To that end, she focused her graduate and post-graduate training on developing novel tools and a deeper molecular understanding of stem cell differentiation. She obtained her PhD from University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France. During her PhD work, she successfully set up the LacI/IPTG inducible and reversible expression system in mouse ES cells to investigate the role of different genes of interest in ES cells differentiation and demonstrated that HMGA2 transcription factor guides myogenesis in murine ES cells in vitro. During her four-year graduate training she acquired the expertise necessary to bring the potential of stem cell biology to the study of human disease. In order to gain further training in stem cell biology and expand her expertise in cardiovascular biology, she joined Dr Kenneth Chien's laboratory at the Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC) of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA. During her postdoctoral training, she contributed to the isolation and characterization of Isl1+ multipotent cardiovascular progenitors. She developed a protocol to selectively and clonally amplify mouse embryonic stem cell-derived isl1+ cardiovascular progenitors and showed that the transcriptional signature of Isl1+/Nkx2.5+/Flk1+ defines a master multipotent cardiovascular stem cell, which can spontaneously give rise to the three major lineages in the heart: endothelial, cardiac, and smooth muscle. This work led to a significant advance in our understanding of mammalian heart development and suggests a strategy for cardiac tissue regeneration. She then has continued to build on her expertise in stem cell biology by including the expertise of human embryonic stem (ES) cells and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Her current goal is to establish cellular models for human muscular dystrophy. Expert has recently joined the IVF clinic GENEA based in Sydney, Australia and is now working on novel, stem cell-based tools to advance research in muscular dystrophy and facilitate drug development. She is specifically developing protocols and media to turn stem cells into skeletal muscle cells, the primary cell types affected in muscular dystrophy. This technically challenging task is performed by screening hundreds and thousands of combinations of molecules and factors known to direct stem cell development.
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Show Only Primary Areas of Expert Consulting
Secondary Expertise
cardiovascular physiology, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, human development, muscle, muscular disease, smooth muscle
Basic Expertise
biological virus production, cell (biology), cell bank, gene expression, gene expression regulation |
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2004
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PhD
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Molecular and Cellular Biology
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University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France.
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2000
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Advanced Diploma (qualification year for PhD)
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Molecular and Cellular Biology
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University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France.
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1999
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Master's Degree
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Cellular Biology and Physiology
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University of Rouen, France.
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1998
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Bachelor's Degree
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Cellular Biology and Physiology
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University of Rouen, France.
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2011 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Research
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Research Scientist
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Expert is in charge of generating a cellular model for FSHD (FacioScapuloHumeral muscular Dystrophy) using affected human Embryonic Stem Cells.
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2005 to 2010
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Massachusetts General Hospital
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Cardiovascular Research Center
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Expert worked on the derivation and characterization of Isl1+ multipotent cardiovascular progenitors from mouse and human embryonic stem cells.
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1999 to 2004
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INSERM U568
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PhD student
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Expert established the LacI/IPTG inducible expression system in mouse embryonic stem cells. Using that system, she then demonstrated the role of HMGA2 transcription factor in muscle differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells.
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Publications and Patents Summary
She has 14 peer reviewed publications, and 1 patent.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Nature
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- Nature biotechnology
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- Cell
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- Oncogene (Nature Publishing Group)
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- Cell and Mol Life Science
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2011 to
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Sydney, Australia
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2005 to 2010
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Boston, MA.
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English
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She is fluent in English.
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French
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French is Expert's native language.
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Training/Seminars
Expert as delivered many seminars to present her research in many universities and conferences (either in France or in the US).
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Other Skills and Services
Writing and Review of scientific articles.
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