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I was born and bred in sunny Nice, France. I did my PhD at the Institut de Biologie Valrose, under the supervision of Dr. Stéphane Noselli. I investigated the establishement of the left-right axis in Drosophila. I then crossed the Channel to take up a post-doctoral position in Cambridge. I worked at the Gurdon Institute, in the laboratory of Prof. Andrea Brand, where I studied the nutritional regulation of neural stem cell behaviour in Drosophila. I then went back to France to start my own group in the Institut Pasteur.
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I am an accountant by training and my professional background is made up of diverse and varied experiences. This has allowed me to acquire versatile skills (executive assistant, administrative assistant, HR assistant, purchasing assistant) and to adapt to different environments. I am happy to join the teams of Pauline Spéder as an Assistant.
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I joined the lab in November 2019, after a number of very enriching positions. In particular, I worked in the Flu Center of the Institut Pasteur, before joining the Chrétien lab in which he investigated the behaviour of muscle stem cells during sepsis.
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After obtaining my first Master 2 degree in Biotechnology in Krakow (Poland), I moved to Paris where I continued my studies. I earned my PhD at the Institut Curie, where I focused on developing techniques for measurement of oxidative stress in human cells. Following my thesis, I transitioned to a different field and experimental model, joining Pauline’s lab at the Institut Pasteur as a post-doc. It was an incredible scientific and personal journey. Over 5 years, I investigated the factors shaping the Drosophila brain during development. Subsequently, I returned to the Institut Curie for a second post-doc, where I studied mechanisms allowing cell cycle progression in unprogrammed polyploid Drosophila neural stem cells for nearly 3 years. I finally came back to Pauline’s lab to study stress responses of Drosophila neural stem cells.
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Hello everyone! My name is Saline Jabre and I’m a freshly graduated PhD at Myology centre of Research in Marc Bitoun’s Team: Muscle Organization & Therapy of Dominant Centronuclear Myopathy. My PhD work aimed to understand the impact of mechanical stress on nuclear morphology and chromatin in skeletal muscle.
Now, I am working on a collaborative project between the Spéder and Etienne-Manneville labs, where I will study Responses of brain tumors to mechanical stress. Our project aims to combine the power of two models, an in vitro culture of glioblastoma cells and in vivo Drosophila genetics, to understand the relationship between tumor cells and mechanical signals in the nervous system. |
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My name is Anouk Cohen-Solal and I’m an engineer in Pauline’s Lab. I graduated from a Masters of Genetics in Paris, which gave me the opportunity to join the team as a M2 student and now as an engineer. I am initiating a new project in the lab, working on the interactions between glial cells and tumors in a Drosophila model of AT/RT, a severe brain cancer affecting young children.
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Hello everyone! Originally from Nantes, I am currently a research engineer in the S2N2 team, while also doing a Phd. My goal is to develop a model of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the Drosophila brain. I like to travel to meet new people and learn about new cultures. I also like to cook and play sports.
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I grew up in the region of Marseille and moved to Paris later for my studies. I have a background in genetics from the European Magister of Genetics program of Paris Cité University, during which time I was trained in labs abroad in the United States and in Spain.
I joined Pauline’s team in January 2023 for my M2 internship and came back to start my PhD in October 2023. I am studying neural stem cell communication in the developing Drosophila central nervous system. I am driven both by a fascination for biological processes and in particular stem cell biology within complex tissues, and by the impact such basic knowledge can have, notably in regenerative medicine. I enjoy combining genetics and molecular biology with fluorescent microscopy, so this friendly lab was a perfect fit! Besides lab, I enjoy connecting with people, traveling, practicing sports, and spending time in nature as much as I can! |
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Hello, my name is Essa. I am a second-year Master’s student in the Innovation in Biotechnologies program at Sorbonne University. I joined Pauline Spéder’s lab in September 2024 as part of my apprenticeship. My research project focuses on the mechanisms by which glial cells resist invasive brain tumours, using Drosophila melanogaster as a model. Through this work, I aim to better understand tumour–host interactions. My scientific interests include cancer biology, developmental biology, and neuroscience. In my free time, I compose and play jazz and soul music.
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