Physical chemistry Curie - Institut Curie / CNRS UMR 168 / UPMC
Group leader: Jean-Louis Viovy

Group and history

Group: Macromolecules and Microsystems in Biology and Medicine (MMBM)
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History :

Our group was founded in 1996 at the Curie Institute by J. L. Viovy (previously Research director at the « Theorical Physicochemistry Lab », ESCPI). We apply physicochemical concepts to the study of biology and medicine.

Manpower :

Senior staff scientists : 4 Student : 18 Postdoc : 6 Technician : 2

Members :

 Jean-Louis Viovy Jean-Louis Viovy
Research director 1st class
CNRS
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 67 52
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Group leader : Macromolecules and microsystems in biology and medicine (MMBM)

Giovanni Cappello Giovanni Cappello
Research Scientist 1st class
CNRS
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 68
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Single molecule, molecular motors and homologous recombination

Giuliana Carzedda Giuliana Carzedda
Assistant engineer
Institut Curie
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 68
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

At Institut Curie since August 2006, in charge of the group administration. Co-organizer of the

Nelly Henry Nelly Henry
Research Scientist 1st class
CNRS
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 95
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Département Sciences Physiques et Mathématiques DEA de Chimie Physique,

Laurent Malaquin Laurent Malaquin
Research Scientist 2nd class
CNRS
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 68 45
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Research Scientist 2nd class ( since 2007) at Institut Curie. Post Doc at LPN-CNRS, Marcoussis -

Anaïs Ali Cherif Anaïs Ali Cherif
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 65
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Traitements de surfaces, récepteurs olfactifs, microfluidique

Scott Atwell Scott Atwell
PhD student
Institut Curie
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 69
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Study of homologous recombination on single molecule

Virginie Audonnet Virginie Audonnet
Doctorant
Institut Curie
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 67 70
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

PhD "Développement de traitements de surfaces et biofonctionnalisation pour des

Julien Autebert Julien Autebert
PhD student
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 76
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Préparation de la thèse: « Laboratoire sur puce pour la séparation et

Stefano Begolo Stefano Begolo
Doctorant
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 69
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Miniaturisation, microfluidique en goutte, détection d'ADN

Nadège Bois Nadège Bois
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 68
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Molecular analysis of single cell, Alzheimer's disease, microfluidique.

Nadia Bourouina Nadia Bourouina
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 63
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Colloïdes liquides pour l'ingénierie cellulaire

François-Damien Delapierre François-Damien Delapierre
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 68 15
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Auto-assemblage, nanoparticules, microfluidique

Mohamed Diakité Mohamed Diakité
Doctorant
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 80
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Microfluidique, Micro-Nanofabrication

Ludovic Disseau Ludovic Disseau
Doctorant
University
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Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Etude des interactions entre l'ADN et Rad51 lors de la recombinaison homologue, à l'échelle de la

Francesca Farina Francesca Farina
Doctorant
Institut Curie
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2000-2005 Università degli Studi di Milano (degree in Physics) 2006-2007 Solvay Solexis,

Olivier Galy Olivier Galy
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 76
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Microrhéologie, physique des biofilms bactériens

Jing Geng Jing Geng
Postdoctorant
Institut Curie
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 67 75
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Surface attached cell response to stress, Biofilm biopysics

Julien Husson Julien Husson
Postdoctorant
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 67 75
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

2008- : Institut Curie, Paris, France, post-doc with Nelly Henry, J.-L. Viovy's group, study of

Luc Malfondet Luc Malfondet
Student
Institut Curie
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 68
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Sandrine Miserere Sandrine Miserere
Doctor
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 68 44
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

PhD "Development of a polymer microfluidic system for DNA analysis", defense on 14/12/2009

Reza Mohamadi Reza Mohamadi
Postdoctorant
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Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Postdoctoral Researcher in Institut Curie from October 2007, Postdoctoral Researcher, Nagoya

Guillaume Mottet Guillaume Mottet
Postdoctorant
Institut Curie
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Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Post-Doctorant à l'Institut Curie : projet de qPCR sur puce et développement de

Karla Perez-Toralla Karla Perez-Toralla
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 69
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

2009-2012 : Doctorat Physique/Biologie : « Fabrication d'un système microfluidique

Pierre Recouvreux Pierre Recouvreux
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 67 68
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

PhD "Influence of linker histone on single chromatin fiber dynamics", defense on November 27, 2009

Laure Saias Laure Saias
Doctor
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 67 70
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

PhD "Lab on chip for cell analysis : Circulating Tumor Cell Sorting and neurons culture", defense

Sanae Tabnaoui Sanae Tabnaoui
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 68 15
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Micro fluidic total analysis system for the early diagnostic of neurodegenerative disorders

Vélan Taniga Vélan Taniga
Technical engineer
Institut Curie
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 76
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

Development of a lab-on-chip for nosocomial infections diagnostic, microfluidic chips design, COC

Maeva Vignes Maeva Vignes
Doctorant
University
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 24 64 73
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 06 36

As a training chemist in the ENS Lyon, I first meet Amyloïd Bêta (implicated in

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