Claire Chottin
Toulouse,Pyrénées-Orientales
Summary
Scientist with a PhD in immunology specializing in project management and strategic planning. Demonstrated leadership and communication skills with a proven track record in monitoring preclinical cohorts to evaluate innovative therapeutic strategies. Achieved significant outcomes in challenging environments through effective quality assurance of immune response evaluations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
PhD candidate Immunology
V2I Team, INRAE Jouy-en-Josas
France
2021.12 - 2025.12
- Immunomodulation strategy against neonatal RSV infection by using lung primo-colonizing bacteria (conventional & axenic mouse model)
- Developed in vitro air-liquid interface infection models from primary pediatric nasal epithelial cells (collaboration Necker Hospital) and human bronchial epithelial cells (collaboration Epithelix)
- Assessed a postbiotic based therapeutic strategy in a murine RSV infection model (collaboration PiLeJe Laboratory)
Techniques : IVIS imaging, flow cytometry, Luminex, qRT-PCR
Supervision : 1 research associate
Research associate
V2I Team, INRAE Jouy-en-Josas
France, Yvelines
2020.02 - 2021.11
- Developed in vitro air-liquid interface culture system from bovine embryonic lung epithelial cells
- Investigated the genetic determinants of RSV susceptibility using murin models
- Developed a neonatal mouse model to assess the efficacy of a postbiotic based therapeutic strategy to prevent RSV infection (collaboration PiLeJe Laboratory)
Techniques : IVIS imaging, flow cytometry, Luminex, qRT-PCR
Research associate
New Iberia Research Center
Louisiana, USA
2018.05 - 2020.01
- Characterized vaccine adjuvants mechanisms to improve P. falciparum vaccine efficacy in Rhesus macaques (collaboration B. Pulendran, Stanford University)
- Developed a Cynomolgus macaque model to assess a bispecific antibody therapy for multiple myeloma (collaboration Compass Therapeutics)
- Evaluated an innovative HIV vaccine strategy in Rhesus macaques (collaboration Mymetics)
Techniques : immune cell isolation, flow cytometry, Elispot
Supervision : 3 postdoc, 1 PhD student
Education
PhD - Life Sciences
Paris-Saclay University
2021.12 - 2026.12
Master of Science - Infectiology
Tours University
2014.09 - 2016.06
State Diploma - Medical biology
Institute for Medical Laboratory Technicians
2009.09 - 2012.06
Skills
- Project management : designing, planning and scientific reporting to collaboration partners
- Cross disciplinary communication & Problem-solving
- Critical thinking, resilience & Scientific rigor
- Calm under pressure
Languages
French
Native
English
Advanced
Certification
Animal experimentation training - Level 1
experiences with soft handling, injection (i.p., i.m.), instillation, BALF, oral gavage, multi-organ sampling
Biosafety level 2 laboratories and mouse animal facility
Personal interests
Member of the doctoral school scientific council
Association leadership (city rally organization)
Competitive sports rallies endurance
Timeline
PhD candidate Immunology
V2I Team, INRAE Jouy-en-Josas
2021.12 - 2025.12
PhD - Life Sciences
Paris-Saclay University
2021.12 - 2026.12
Research associate
V2I Team, INRAE Jouy-en-Josas
2020.02 - 2021.11
Research associate
New Iberia Research Center
2018.05 - 2020.01
Master of Science - Infectiology
Tours University
2014.09 - 2016.06
State Diploma - Medical biology
Institute for Medical Laboratory Technicians
2009.09 - 2012.06