Team members

Matteo Agostini | PhD student

Garima Joshi | PhD student

I am from India and did my BSc in Microbiology and MSc in Biomedical Science at the University of Delhi in India. Awarded by a scholarship from the French government, I then did my M1 & M2 Master in Chemistry and Life Sciences at the PSL University, Paris. I joined the lab in February 2020 for my Master internship, and now pursue in the Team for my PhD training. I am a student representative of BMIC doctoral school since January, 2021.

I am interested in studying innate immune response against viruses, especially elucidating the carrier of the immuno-stimulatory RNA from virally infected cells to the pDCs, and the possible negative signals.

Célia Nuovo | PhD student

I am a graduate of the Master ‘Infectiologie Fondamentale’ at Université Lyon 1'. I first joined the lab for my M2 internship in January 2021 and I now pursue for a PhD. Current COVID19 pandemic enlightens the need to improve our knowledge on the interaction of respiratory viruses with its host cells. I am studying this question, focusing on the interferon response triggered upon infection.

Elodie Décembre | Engineer (AI)

I have been an engineer with Marlene at CIRI since 2011. In 2016, I obtained an INSERM tenured position. I am studying the behaviour of pDCs in the context of various viral infections. Especially, I am developing novel cell models for pDC study. I have set up the methods for the study in our lab of viruses of distinct family, including more recently SARS-CoV-2.

Marlène Dreux | Team Leader

I have been leading the CIRI team since 2015. I really enjoy working with my great colleagues on virus/host interactions. Our research program encompasses aspects of virology, immunology and cell biology, ranging from the in vitro study of the molecular basis of the innate immune response and viral counteractions, to in vivo study and cross-talks between different antiviral pathways.

Alumini:

Manon Venet | IE

Margarida Sa Ribeiro | PhD student

Vincent Grass | PhD student

Sonia Assil | PhD student

Dong Congcong | Post-doc

Brian Webster | Post-doc

Lee Sherry | Post-doc

Visiting scientists

Pablo Gastaminza - Professor at Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-C.S.I.C, Madrid, Spain. http://www.cnb.csic.es

Sabbatical in the Team sponsored by ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’ Short-Stay program.

Yang Li - PhD student lab of Professor Endre Kiss-Toth, at the Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, UK, Visit sponsored by EMBO short-term fellowship

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