RESEARCH TOPICS
R&D of new heterocyclic compounds interfering with the process of bacterial cell-cell communication called Quorum Sensing for:
- fundamental studies to further our basic research on biofilms and biofilm engineering.
- the control of biofilm formation in the search of new anti-infective therapies.
Application & Teaching
Research interest
Chemical synthesis, molecular modeling, virtual screening, structure-activity relationship studies, and biological evaluation of bioactive compounds
Applications
Applications in Health (co-PI of Vaincre la Mucoviscidose funded projects) and Environment (co-PI of CNRS/AFISE project)
Research supervision
– 3 PhD students: Jeanne Trognon (ongoing),Maya Rima (ongoing, in collaboration with University of Beirut, Lebanon), Sawssen Souiei (2018, in collaboration with University of Monastir, Tunisia),
– 1 post-doc: Charlotte Gaviard (on goning)
Teaching activities
Organic chemistry, Chemical synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
Collaborators:
Academics:
- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, Toulouse
- Laboratory of Pathogen Host Interactions, Montpellier
- Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes & des Nano-objets, Bordeaux
Industrials:
- AFISE
Education and Degrees
Associate Professor (Maître de conférences) at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Toulouse
PhD in Chemistry at University of Toulouse and University of Liverpool, UK
Nov. 2011 : Prix de la Recherche Universitaire
Dec. 2010 : Prix de l’Académie Nationale de Pharmacie
Dec. 2010 : Prix de la Société Chimique de France section Midi-Pyrénées
Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry Molecular Chemistry and bioactive molecules, University of Toulouse
Master’s degree in Chemistry École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques, INP Toulouse
Maîtrise in Organic Chemistry University of Paris-Sud Orsay