Meet the Team

Frank Schnorrer

Group leader email: frank.schnorrer [at] univ-amu.fr since 2016 CNRS Group Leader (since 2/2020 DR1) at the Institute for Developmental Biology Marseille (IBDM, UMR7288) A*Midex Chair of Excellence, Aix Marseille University, France 2008 – 2016 Group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany 2003 – 2007 Postdoc with Barry Dickson at the IMP, … Continue reading Frank Schnorrer

Clara Sidor

e-mail : clara.sidor [at] univ-amu.fr After studying Lifes sciences/Molecular and cellular Genetics in UPMC in Paris, I did my PhD in the team of Barry Thompson at the CRUK London Research Institute to work on the question of how developing organs reach their correct size. There, I identified and characterised a novel member of the … Continue reading Clara Sidor

Qiyan Mao

Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille & Aix Marseille Université (UMR7288) qiyan . mao [at] univ-amu.fr Short Bio I am a Chinese national. After obtaining my bachelor’s degree from Peking University, I went to the University of Chicago to study classic embryology with Dr. Robert Ho. I was fascinated by how the vertebrate limb … Continue reading Qiyan Mao

Pierre Mangeol

I am a Physicist by training who got into Quantitative Biology since my PhD. I am fascinated by complexity in Biology and I try to help deciphering it using super-resolution microscopy, automatized data analysis and modelling. I teach Cell Biology and Statistics at Aix-Marseille Université for bachelor and master students. Current and past projects: Mapping … Continue reading Pierre Mangeol

Christophe Pitaval

ENGINEER R&D email: christophe.pitaval [at] univ-amu.fr   PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 2014-2017 Research Engineer. CIML, CNRS, Marseille, France. Team “Tissular inflammation and immunity” led by Philippe Naquet, PU. 2009-2014 Research Technician B.S. CNIC Foundation, Madrid, Spain. Team “Imaging cardiovascular inflammation and the immune response” led by Andrés Hidalgo Alonso, Ph.D. 2006-2009 Research Engineer. CRN2M, CNRS, Marseille, France. … Continue reading Christophe Pitaval

Eunice Ho-Yee CHAN

Short Bio Originated from Hong Kong, Eunice obtained her Ph.D. (Natural Science) at the Max-Planck Institute of Cell Biology (Martinsried). She had postdoctoral training on tissue remodelling and mechanics during Drosophila epithelial morphogenesis using advanced biophysics techniques with Dr. Nic Tapon at LRI (London) and with Dr. Pierre-François Lenne at IBDM (Marseille). Eunice had then worked in public and private sectors … Continue reading Eunice Ho-Yee CHAN

Solène Daumas

PhD student email: solene.daumas [at] univ-amu.fr Currently doing a PhD, I did, after my graduation at high school, a Bachelor’s degree in Biology at the University Côte d’Azur with an option in Biochemistry, Physiology and Neurology in third year. This large and complete schooling gave me varied knowledge and motivated me to continue in a … Continue reading Solène Daumas

Lina Herssi

PhD student email: lina.herssi [at] univ-amu.fr

Achyuth Acharya

Since 2018 – CENTURI program PhD Student in the labs of Frank Schnorrer (IBDM) and Olivier Theodoly (LAI) Having completed my degree in Biochemistry and Molecular biology from Boston University, I found myself very interested in the potential therapeutic applications of stem cells, which lead me to pursue a Masters in Regenerative Medicine from Manipal … Continue reading Achyuth Acharya

Jerome Avellaneda

Post doc email: jerome.avellaneda [at] univ-amu.fr RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Feb-June 2018 Research internship, Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Marseille, Team of Jean-Pierre Gorvel. Analysis of the signalling induced by various Brucella oligosaccharide Sep-Feb 2018 Research internship, Institut de Biologie du Developpement de Marseille, Marseille, Team of Frank Schnorrer. Characterized the role of CG31772 in the … Continue reading Jerome Avellaneda

Aditya Sane

Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille & Aix Marseille Université (UMR7288) aditya-aniruddha . sane [at] univ-amu.fr RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 01/04/2021 — 31/08/2021 MSc Project, Department of Physics (LION), Leiden University             Worked under Dr. Thomas Schmidt in the Physics of Life Processes research lab Synthesis and characterization of polyacrylamide gel beads using Atomic Force Microscopy to … Continue reading Aditya Sane

Devam Purohit

PhD Student devampurohit9 [at] gmail.comdevam . purohit [at] univ-amu.fr I completed my Integrated master’s in Cell and Molecular biology from The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. I then worked as a project fellow in the lab of Prof. K. VijayRaghavan (NCBS, Bangalore), in collaboration with Prof. Mani Ramaswami (Trinity College, Dublin). I worked on understanding the … Continue reading Devam Purohit