2024Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches obtained on September 4th, 2024Université Paris Cité, Paris, France(accreditation to supervise research) 2007 – 2011Ph.D. in Biophysics obtained on February 8th, 2011 with highest honorInstitut Curie - Paris VII University, Paris, FranceDissertation topic: The hair bundle amplifier of inner ear hair cellsAdvisor: Pascal MartinGraduate school: “Frontiers in Life Sciences” 2003 – 2007Student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure - Paris, FranceDuring these 4 years, I obtained 3 degrees in conjunction with universities Paris VI and Paris VII and started my PhD program.2006 : MSc in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Life Sciences2005 : Master’s Degree in Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry2004 : BSc in Physics and Chemistry 2001 – 2003"Classes préparatoires" in Maths, Physics and Chemistry - Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris, FranceTwo-year selective and intensive national undergraduate program preparing for the national competitive exam for entry to French engineering schools.
GRANTS & AWARDS
Grants
Grants – Project leader
2025- 2030Impulscience from the Bettencourt Schueller foundation2019 - 2024Starting package from the Fondation pour l’Audition2019 - 2021Career Development Award from the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP, CDA00009/2017-C)2018 - 2020CNRS Momentum from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Grants – Partner
2023 - 2026ANR: CORTIORGAN – Optical cochlear implants (project led by Abdallah Ougazzaden, GeorgiaTech Lorraine, IRL GT-CRNS 2958, Metz, France)2021 - 2025FET OPEN: Hearlight (project led by Brice Bathellier, Institut de l’Audition, Paris, France)2018 - 2021DIM Elicit: HoloCal – High speed volumetric imaging and photostimulation (project lead by Nicolas Renier, Institut du Cerveau, Paris, France) Fellowships2012 - 2015Postdoctoral fellowship from the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP, LT000132/2012-L)2010 - 2011 PhD thesis fellowship from the Pierre-Gilles de Gennes foundation2007 - 2010PhD thesis fellowship from the French ministry of research2003 - 2007Fellowship from the French ministry of education as a student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure. Awarded to the top 10 chemistry students in France Awards2018 Travel grant from the NSF to attend the Computational and System Neuroscience meeting (Cosyne)2014 Travel grant from the NSF to attend the Computational and System Neuroscience meeting (Cosyne)2011 Prize for Young Researcher from the Bettencourt foundation2011Travel award from the Association for Research in Otolaryngology for the Annual Mid-Winter Meeting2010 Travel award from the Association for Research in Otolaryngology for the Annual Mid-Winter Meeting2007 Tuition and travel grant from Marine Biological Laboratory to attend the Biology of the Inner Ear course
TEACHING & EDITORIAL SERVICE
Teaching
2019 - 2020Teaching assistant – Sorbonne University, Paris, FrancePhysics tutorials at the Master level2017 - 2018Teaching assistant – New York University, New York, USANeuroscience lab and tutorials at undergraduate level2007 - 2010Teaching assistant - Paris VII University, Paris, FranceBiophysics, mechanics, LabVIEW at undergraduate level2006 - 2007Teaching assistant - Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris, FranceTutorial in chemistry at undergraduate level