Team members
Hélène Dutartre
Team co-leader helene.dutartre[at]ens-lyon.fr
I am an INSERM researcher since 2005 and working at the CIRI since 2012. I am co-leading the team with Chloé since 2021. Having a formation in immunology and a multidisciplinary experience (in molecular virology, crystallography, drug design and vaccinology), I am interested in all the aspects of the interaction between viruses and their host: the infection of innate immune cells, viral mechanisms inducing the alteration of their functions, and how viral infections can be blocked. In the projects I am supervising, we use primary human cells, and we perform a multidisciplinary approach combining virology, immunology and screening of chemical compounds library to identify antiviral drugs.
Chloé Journo
Team co-leader chloe.journo[at]ens-lyon.fr
I have been an Associate Professor at ENS de Lyon since 2012, and I am co-leading the team with Hélène since 2021. I am fascinated by the molecular mechanisms with which viruses reprogram the host cells' functions. The projects that I lead in the team are at the interface between the fields of virology and of cancer cell biology. Teaching is a passion, and I love to pass on the taste for virology and immunology to students and younger colleagues.
Florence Lormières
Technical staff florence.lormieres[at]ens-lyon.fr
Thomas Duchateau
Ph.D. student thomas.duchateau[at]ens-lyon.fr
After a master at the ENS Lyon, I do my Ph.D. in the team following my internship. My current project is about a shared protein between all subtypes of HTLV-1 that is slightly different between variants and those modifications could have important impact on health and immunity. My passion is a mix between research (in virology/microbiology) and education and I aim to be an associated professor.
Maroua haouam
Ph.D. student maroua.haouam@ens-lyon.fr
With a PhD in Pharmacy and a Master's degree in Cancer Physiopathology and Infectiology, I joined the team in December 2023 as a doctoral student, under the supervision of Hélène Dutartre and co-supervision of Chloé Journo. My current research focuses on the interaction between the HTLV-1 retrovirus and dendritic cells, including the characterization of the phenotype of dendritic cells exposed to HTLV-1 and the study of the signaling pathways involved in this interaction.
FANNIE FROMENT
Engineer fannie.froment@ens-lyon.fr
Elodie DECEMBRE
Engineer elodie.decembre@ens-lyon.fr
JULES BLANC
Ph.D. student jules.blanc1@ens-lyon.fr
MARIA CLARA CAMPOS
Ph.D. student maria.campos@ens-lyon.fr
DECEMBER 2023:
Alumni :
Estelle Douceron - PhD 2011 - Senior Medical Writer, RQM+
Sébastien Chevalier – Post doc 2011- Conseiller scientifique et technique, Promega
Anne Cachat - PhD 2014 – PRAG, Saint Etienne
Jocelyn Turpin - PhD 2014 – Chargé de recherche, INRAE, Lyon
Gerges Rizkallah - PhD 2017 – Professeur, Université de Beyrouth- Pharmacien
Aurélien Schwob - PhD 2017 – Professeur agrégé, Beauvais
Nicolas Futsch - PhD 2018 - Consultant pour recherche de financement
Elodie Teruel - PhD 2019 - Chargée Qualité et Auditrice · CERTIFOPAC
Brice Jegado - PhD 2020 - En recherche de post doc
Yousef Maali - Post doc 2020 – En recherche de post doc
Janelle Gauthier - PhD 2022 - En poste en lycée (Genevilliers)
Auriane Carcone - PhD 2023 - ATER ENS de Lyon / Post-Doc Equipe NitroVir (CIRI)
Hanane El Manssouri - Engineer 2023
Sara Bouhamidi - Engineer 2023-2025
Lucas Sareoua - PhD 2025 -