Authorship details: shared authorship (#),  corresponding authorship (*), my interns (underlined).

De Meyer M, Verhee A,  Grzesik H, De Sutter D,  Huyghe J,  Delhaye L, Van de Steene T,  Fijalkowski I, Jonckheere V,  Meuris L,  Bertrand M,  Van Damme P#*,  Stévenin V#*,  Eyckerman S#*. 2025 (preprint)

Virotrap Reveals Salmonella SopB as A Ubiquitinated Cargo for Host ESCRT-0

BioRxiv doi:10.1101/2025.08.19.669813 

Stévenin V, Neefjes J*. 2025 (comment)

Salmonella, the insidious contributor to gallbladder and colon cancers

Nature Reviews Cancer. doi:10.1038/s41568-025-00812-z

Stévenin V#*, Coipan C#, Duijster J, van Elsland D, Voogd L,  Bigey L, van Hoek A, Wijnands L, Jansen L, Akkermans J, Neefjes-Borst A, Franz E, Mughini-Gras L, Neefjes J*. 2024 (research article)

Multi-omics analyses of cancer-linked clinical salmonellae reveal bacterial-induced host metabolic shift and mTOR-dependent cell transformation

Cell Reports. 43(11):114931. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114931 (.pdf)

Stévenin V*, Neefjes J. 2023 (protocol)

Soft agar colony formation assay to quantify mouse embryonic fibroblast transformation after Salmonella infection

STAR Protocols. 4(3):102379. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102379 (.pdf)

Berlin I*, Sapmaz A, Stévenin V, Neefjes J. 2023 (review)

Ubiquitin and its relatives as wizards of the endolysosomal system

Journal of Cell Science. 136 (4): jcs260101. doi: 10.1242/jcs.260101 (.pdf)

van Elsland D#, Duijster J#, Zhang J#, Stévenin V, Zhang Y, Zha L, Xia Y, Franz E, Sun J*, Mughini-Gras L*, Neefjes J*. 2022 (research article)

Repetitive non-typhoidal Salmonella exposure is an environmental risk factor for colon cancer and tumor growth. 

Cell Reports Medicine. 3: 100852. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100852 (.pdf)

Stévenin V*, Neefjes J. 2022 (review)

Control of host PTMs by intracellular bacteria: an opportunity towards novel anti-infective agents. 

Cell Chemical Biology. 29(5):741-756. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2022.04.004. (.pdf)

Schink K*, Tan KW, Spangenberg H, Martorana D, Sneeggen M, Stévenin V, Enninga J, Campsteijn C, Raiborg C, Stenmark H*. 2021 (research article)

The phosphoinositide coincidence detector Phafin2 promotes macropinocytosis by coordinating actin organisation at forming macropinosomes. 

Nature Communications. 12(1):6577. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26775-x.  (.pdf)

Stévenin V*, Giai Gianetto Q, Duchateau M, Matondo M, Enninga J, Chang YY*. 2021 (protocol)

Purification of infection-associated macropinosomes by magnetic isolation for proteomic characterization. 

Nature Protocols. 16(11):5220-5249. doi: 10.1038/s41596-021-00610-5   (.pdf)

Chang YY*, Enninga J, Stévenin V*. 2021 (review)

New methods to decrypt emerging macropinosome functions during the host-pathogen crosstalk. 

Cellular Microbiology. 23(7):e13342. doi: 10.1111/cmi.13342.  (.pdf)

Chang YY, Stévenin V, Duchateau M, Giai Gianetto Q, Hourdel V, Rodrigues CD, Matondo M, Reiling N, Enninga J*. 2020 (research article)

Shigella hijacks the exocyst to cluster macropinosomes for efficient vacuolar escape. 

PLoS Pathogens. 16(8):e1008822. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008822.   (.pdf)

Stévenin V, Enninga J*. 2019 (book chapter)

Cellular imaging of intracellular bacterial pathogens. 

Microbiology Spectrum. 7(2). doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.BAI-0017-2019 (.pdf)

 Stévenin V, Chang YY, Le Toquin Y, Duchateau M, Gianetto QG, Luk CH, Salles A, Sohst V, Matondo M, Reiling N, Enninga J*. 2019 (research article)

Dynamic growth and shrinkage of the Salmonella-containing vacuole determines the intracellular pathogen niche. 

Cell Reports. 29(12):3958-3973.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.049. (.pdf)

Voznica J, Enninga J, Stévenin V*. 2018. (protocol)

High-throughput microscopic analysis of Salmonella invasion of host cells. 

Bio-protocol. 20(18):e3017. doi: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3017.   (.pdf)

Fredlund J#, Santos JC#, Stévenin V#, Weiner A, Rechav K, Mallet A, Krijnse-Locker J, Elbaum M, Enninga J* 2018 (research article)

The early entry of Salmonella in a distinct tight compartment revealed at high temporal and ultrastructural resolution. 

Cellular Microbiology. 20(4):e12816. doi: 10.1111/cmi.12816. (.pdf)

Voznica J, Gardella C, Belotserkovsky I, Dufour A, Enninga J, Stévenin V*. 2018  (research article)

Identifying parameters of host cell vulnerability during Salmonella infection by quantitative image analysis and modeling. 

Infection and  Immunity. 86(1):e00644-17. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00644-17  (.pdf)

Iskratsch T, Yu CH, Mathur A, Liu S, Stévenin V, Dwyer J, Hone J, Ehler E, Sheetz M*. 2013 (research article)

FHOD1 is needed for directed forces and adhesion maturation during cell spreading and migration. 

Developmental Cell. 27(5):545-59. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.11.003.  (.pdf)

09/2025 - present:     Researcher

    Laboratory of Dr. Meunier

 IPBS-Toulouse (France)

11/2018 – 08/2025:  Postdoctoral researcher

 Laboratory of Pr. Neefjes

 Leiden University Medical Center (Leiden, the Netherlands)

[Maternity leave 05/2020-09/2020]

 09/2014 - 10/2018:  PhD student

 Laboratory of Dr. Enninga

 Institut Pasteur (Paris, France)

 11/2012 - 09/2013: Intern

 Laboratory of Pr. Sheetz

 Columbia University (New York, USA)

 06/2011 - 09/2011: Intern

 Laboratory of Dr. Tardieux

 Institut Cochin (Paris, France)

2014-2018: PhD

     University Paris Diderot (France). 

     Promotor: Jost Enninga, Institut Pasteur.

2010-2014:  École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (Cachan, France). 

                             Four-year biology program in a prestigious school with highly selective admission requirement, including:

• 2013-2014: Master of Sciences (2nd year, Major: Microbiology). 

• 2012-2013: Research year abroad.

• 2011-2012: Master of Sciences (1er year, Major: Oncology).

• 2010-2011: Bachelor of Sciences (Biology).

2008-2010:  Higher School Preparatory Classes.

     Two-year intensive undergraduate program preparing for the competitive entrance examinations to French top-level education institute (wiki).

  Lycée Michel Montaigne (Bordeaux, France)

  Major: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics

Postdoc

• 2024-2027: VENI grant of the NWO Talent Programme (280k€)

• 2024-2025: Grant from the Gratama-Foundation and the Leiden University Fund  (35k€)

• 2020-2022: LUMC "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence" program (93k€)

PhD student

• 2014 - 2017:  “Normalien-lecturer” PhD fellowship from the French Minister of Research and École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (75 k€)

• 05/2018 - 07/2018: PhD extension grant from the Department of Cell Biology and Infection of Institut Pasteur (5 k€)

• 10/2017 - 05/2018: PhD extension fellowship from the French Foundation for Medical Research (20 k€)

Undergraduate student

• 2012-2014:  "Normalien" scholarship (prestigious French civil servant position for Master of Sciences) from the French Minister of Research and École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (40 k€)

• 2008-2012: Merit scholarship from the French Ministry of Education (10 k€)

Travel grants

• 2023: From the journal Disease Models & Mechanisms to attend the Gordon Research Conference on Salmonella (Lucca, Italy).

• 2022: From the Dutch Society for Cell Biology to attend the French Society for Cell Biology meeting: “Cell La Vie 2” (Paris, France).

• 2017: From the French Society for Cell Biology to attend the EMBO conference: “Endocytic trafficking and signaling in health and disease” (Warsow, Poland).

• 2017: From the Global Care Initiative - Pasteur Microbe et Santé to attend the EMBO|EMBL conference: “Molecular and Cell Biology of Membranes” (Heidelberg, Germany).

2023: Veni Laureate

2019: Seal of Excellence certificate of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA)

Publications

• Stévenin et al, 2019 awarded "Article of Month" by the French Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

• Fredlund, Santos, Stévenin et al., 2018 elected to figure in the “Editors’ Choice” section of Cellular Microbiology. Image selected for the cover of Cellular Microbiology

• Voznica et al., 2018 elected to figure in the “Spotlight” section of Infection and Immunity.

Best poster prize at the 5th congress on Salmonella of the American Society for Microbiology (2016).

Invited talk

• 11/2024. Microbiology department of Institut Pasteur (Paris, France).

• 06/2024.  Salmonella 2024 virtual conference. 

• 06/2024. VIB Ghent (Belgium).

• 04/2024. IPBS Toulouse (France).

• 06/2018. General Assembly of the French Society for Cell Biology (Paris, France).

• 05/2018. Oslo University Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research (Oslo, Norway).

• 01/2018. Leiden University Medical Center (Leiden, The Netherlands).

• 10/2017. Meeting of the laureates of the Schlumberger Foundation for Education and Research (Paris, France).

Oral presentation 

• 05/2025. Dutch Society for Cell Biology Meeting (Amsterdam, the Netherlands).

• 10/2024. 19th Congress of the French Microbiology Society (Lille, France).

• 07/2023. Gordon Research Conference (Lucca, Italy) "Salmonella: From Basic Biology to Complex Pathogen-Host Interactions".

• 09/2022. French Society for Cell Biology conference "Cell La Vie 2" (Paris, France).

• 05/2022. Journal of Cell Science conference (London, UK).

• 10/2019. EMBO Workshop "The impact of bacterial infections on human cancer" (Berlin, Germany).

• 02/2018. 1st Meeting on Vesicular Biology (Coïmbra, Portugal).

• 09/2017. EMBO Conference "Endocytic trafficking and signaling in health and disease" (Warsow, Poland).

• 05/2016. 7th edition of the Young Researcher in Life Science conference (Paris, France).

Poster presentation (selected)

• 10/2018. EMBO Conference “Endoplasmic reticulum function in health and disease” (Lucca, Italy).

• 05/2017. EMBO|EMBL Conference “Molecular and Cell Biology of Membranes” (Heidelberg, Germany).

• 10/2016. Quantitative biology kick-off meeting (Paris, France).

• 09/2016. 5th Salmonella Conference of the American Society for Microbiology (Potsdam, Germany).

• 06/2015. FEBS/EMBO Summer school "Biomembranes: Molecular Architecture, Dynamics and Function" (Cargèse, France). 

• 05/2015. 6th edition of the Young Researcher in Life Science conference (Paris, France).

• 12/2012. American Society for Cell Biology conference (San Francisco, USA).

• Co-organization of the Dutch Society for Cell Biology meeting 2025 (2 days, circa 100 participants).

• Panel member (expert evaluator) for the MSCA-funded postdoctoral program SciLifeLab PULSE 2025 (written proposals and interviews).

• Jury member of a PhD thesis at VIB Ghent (2024).

• Invited reviewing (see Web of Science profile) for Science Advances, Nature Communication, PLoS Pathogens, STAR Protocols, FEMS, PLoS Neglected Tropical Disease, Wellcome Open Research and others.

• Co-reviewing grants (Pr. Neefjes' invitations) for the German Research Foundation and French National Research Agency.

• Co-animation of a collaborative community of LUMC researchers (>90 members spread over 22 departments) developing various 3D cell culture techniques (recruiting/inviting internal and external speakers for monthly meetings, seeking sponsors, advertising...) from 2019 to 2024.

• Co-organization of an international conference for young researchers in life science (YRLS 7th edition, 3 days, >200 participants).

Supervision of Master students:

• Esteban François from Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (FR) (10/2024 - 06/2025).

• Lise Bigey from Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (FR) (10/2023 - 06/2024).

• Loreline Menager  from Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (FR) (10/2022 - 06/2023).

• Natascha Hagoort from Rotterdam University (NL) (09/2021 - 04/2022).

• Max Louwerse from Leiden University (NL) (11/2019 - 09/2020).

• Linda Voogd from Leiden University (NL) (11/2018 - 03/2019).

• Yoann Le Toquin from Rennes University (FR) (05/2018 - 08/2018).

• Jakub Voznica from Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (FR) (02/2016 - 07/2016).

Teaching:

• 2021-2024: Lecture for the Frontiers of Science Masters course, Leiden University.

• 2019,2022,2024,2025: Mentoring grant writing assignment for the Frontiers of Science Masters course, Leiden University.

• 2014 -2017: Teaching cell biology practical course to bachelor students (64 h /year) at  Paris Diderot University.

Outreach activities:

• 09/2022: As part of "Leiden European City of Science 2022", organization of a deduction game to sensitize the general audience (including children) to the rationale of experimental design and interpretation (and fun!). 

• 08/2021: Organization of an immersing day in the lab for administrative staff.

• 2015-2017: Tutor for the association “Animath” animating weekly mathematical activities for high-school students (Paris).