Why skulls?
Rooted in a humanistic approach, my journey weaves together science, education, and ethics to better understand, heal, share, and connect. I manage a little company and...
🧩 From Inclusive Education to Brain Research
My early work focused on inclusive education for children with disabilities and neurodevelopmental differences, Montessori and neuroeducation as well as sensory-based therapeutic approaches for patients with Alzheimer's disease and in End-of-Life. These experiences sparked my long-standing interest in brain function, cognition, and neuroplasticity — that naturally evolved into advanced interests in neurogenetics, cerebral organoids, and the paleogenetics of cognition.
🧠 Multidisciplinary Doctoral-Level Training (France, Canada, USA)
Over 150 hours of doctoral-level & CME coursework completed at universities and research institutes, focusing on inclusive & medical education (Université de Sherbrooke and Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education), Indigenous/Inuit mental health (McGill university & Stanford university/mini-Fellowship program in ethnogeriatrics), and the philosophy of science (Pasteur Institute).
🧬 Academic Focus & Research Interests
- Molecular Genetics | Neurogenetics | From Paleoneurobiology to Artificial Intelligence and Cerebral Organoids I 3D Skull Reconstruction and Facial Reconstitution through Paleogenetics
- I explore how ancient brains shaped our cognitive evolution and how artificial intelligence and organoid models ("mini-brains" in Petri dishes) can help us.
🔍 Future Directions (2025–2030)
- Enrollment in third-cycle university programs in neuroanatomy and forensic cranial trauma;
- Special focus on pediatric and adolescent head injuries, including shaken baby syndrome;
- Integration of primatology to investigate brain evolution through comparative neurodevelopment;
- Surgical training in experimental stereotactic (three-dimensional) neurosurgery and organoid models, closely related to my specialization in neurogenetics;
- Applications in medico-legal investigations, forensic anthropology, and evolutionary neurosciences.
Professional experience, volunteer work, diplomas/trainings or internships with CERN, NASA, Musée de l'Homme (Paris), organizations in Silicon Valley, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Stanford Center for Professional Development, Pasteur Institute, etc.
To make the link with my studies in genetics, I am interested in population genetics and population movements during armed conflicts (DNA tests: family reunification for children separated from their families, body recognition, documentation of war crimes by DNA testing, etc.). I have a certificate of specialization in Human Rights (13 courses on the rights of children and the disabled, the rights of women in conflict situations, the protection and law of cultural property (article published on the subject), peacekeeping and the law of armed conflict, etc.).
You contact me via LinkedIn .
My other website: https://sites.google.com/view/opticsandparticles
First illustration: Me in the desert (Egypt, Valley of the Kings).
Second illustration: Me extracting ancient DNA (paleogenetics).