Manuela Zoonens

Academic degrees:

2018 H.D.R. in Life Science, Paris Diderot - Paris VII

2004 Ph.D. in Biochemistry, UPMC – Paris VI

2000 Master "Structure, Function and Engineering of Proteins", UPMC – Paris VI

Research positions:

Since 2020 Directrice de Recherche at CNRS in the Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, in UMR 7099

Since 2010 Research Associate (chargée de recherche) at CNRS in the Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, in UMR 7099 headed by B. Miroux "Structure-function relationship of mitochondrial uncoupling proteins and development of amphipols for membrane protein studies"

2009-2010 Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Cambridge, UK, in the group of P. Saint George-Hyslop. Department of Clinical Neurosciences "Over-expression of presenilin 1, a complex involved in Alzheimer Disease, for structural studies"

2007-2009 Postdoctoral Associate at the Medical Faculty Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, in the UPR 9078 headed by D. Ricquier "Structural and functional studies of the mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1"

2005-2007 Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University, NH, USA, in the group of D. Engelman. Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry "Study of the insertion mechanism of pHLIP peptide in a lipid bilayer"

Award:

2005 Nine Choucroun award attributed by Edmond de Rosthchild foundation