François ROUSSET

PhD student at Institut Pasteur

Paris (FR) @ francois.rousset@agroparistech.fr / @ens.fr + 33658035176

EXPERIENCE

PhD student

Sept 2017 - Present Paris (FR)

Research intern

Jan-June 2017 Paris (FR)

Institut Pasteur

Improvement of phagemid production towards the delivery of genetic

circuits into microbial populations. Supervisor: Dr. David Bikard

Visiting student

Human Nutrition Unit, University of Auckland.

July-Aug 2016 Auckland (NZ)

Lifestyle components in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Supervisor: Pr.

Sally Poppitt.

Visiting student

Wellcome Trust/MRC Institute of Metabolic Science

Feb-June 2016 Cambridge (UK)

Transport of leaderless proteins to the cell surface: case study of Annexin

A2. Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Moreau.

Research intern

Center of Immunology and Infectious Diseases

(UPMC/CNRS/Inserm)

June-Sept 2015 Paris (FR)

Comparative neutrophil transcriptome analysis using RNA-seq during crisis

and remission in Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Collaboration with

Inflammation Research Group (University Hospital of Alexandroupolis,

Greece).

Supervisor: Pr. Ioannis Theodorou.

Research intern

Jacques Monod Institute

Apr-May 2015 Paris (FR)

Investigation of male pronucleus centration in sea urchin embryos using

microfluidics and microscopy. Supervisor: Dr. Nicolas Minc.

iGEM competition (Paris-Bettencourt)

Centre for Research and Interdisciplinarity

June-Oct 2014 Paris (FR)

Skin microbiome engineering project with international students. Awards:

Best New Applications project and Best Supporting Art & Design.

Supervisor: Pr. Ariel Lindner.

SKILLS

Techniques

Cell culture, cloning (Golden gate, Gibson...), CRISPR/Cas9,

Illumina Sequencing, western blot, immunofluorescence,

confocal microscopy, microfluidics, phage engineering

Computing

Microsoft Office, Python, R, Snapgene, Image J.

LANGUAGES

French

English

Spanish

EDUCATION

Master “Microbiology,

Environment & Health”

MNHN/UPMC

2016-2017 Paris (FR)

Biotechnology, genomics, biochemistry, microbial ecology,

biosafety. Rank: 1st/16, Grade: 17.46/20

Interdisciplinary Master

in Life Science

Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris

2015-2017 Paris (FR)

Genetics, cell & molecular biology, computational biology,

mathematics and biophysics. Grade: 15.5/20

Life Science Engineering

AgroParisTech

2013-2015 Paris (FR)

Biotechnology, statistics, nutrition. Grade: 15.3/20

“Classe Prepa” (Biology, Chemistry, Physics,

Earth Science & Mathematics)

Lycée Saint Louis

2011-2013 Paris (FR) Rank at the national entrance exam: 11th/3008.

Baccalauréat (Scientific)

Lycée Louis de Broglie

2008-2011 Marly le Roi (FR) Awarded with distinction (17.76/20).

PUBLICATIONS

Skendros, P.*, Chrysanthopoulou, A.*, Rousset, F.* et al. (2017), REDD1 links stress with IL-1β-mediated

familial Mediterranean fever attack through autophagy-driven neutrophil extracellular traps, Journal of Allergy and

Clinical Immunology. (* equal contribution)

CONFERENCES

iGEM competition 2014

30 Oct – 3 Nov 2014

Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA

Centennial Celebration of Bacteriophage Research

24-26 Avril 2017

Institut Pasteur, Paris

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Music | Violin & Piano, Founder of AgroParisTech orchestra in 2013, member of the Plateau de Saclay orchestra since 2014

and Cambridge Graduate orchestra in 2016. Member of the band The Half Crusty.

Sport | Running, Cycling