My primary research interest centers around elucidating the molecular mechanisms governing adaptation of pathogenic bacteria to their environment.
I earned my PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Biology from Université Paris 7, after my training within the Biochimie Microbienne Unit at the Institut Pasteur in 2004. During this time, I demonstrated the role of the cell-cell signaling peptide PapR on the activity of the virulence regulator PlcR in the entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.
I then went on a post-doctoral training at the laboratory of Pr M. K. Waldor, at Tufts University then Harvard Medical School/BWH in Boston, Ma, to characterize the Cpx- and RpoH-dependent stress responses in the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae.
Returning to France in 2009, I joined the Biologie des Spirochètes laboratory at the Institut Pasteur, where I conducted research on morphological molecular determinants of these helix-shaped bacteria.
In 2010, I redirected my focus to the study of virulence and adaptation in bacteria belonging to the Bacillus cereus group when I joined the GME team as a permanent researcher. I am happy to have been co-leading this dynamic and proficient team since 2022, and to delve into the fascinating field of spore-formers and their multiple strategies to strive in various environments.
