Erwin Idoux

As a research fellow, I had to carry on a research project under the supervision of the principal investigator of the laboratory : defining and doing the experiment, analyzing the results, writing up the publications and submitting them to international journals. I was also in charge of the development and the maintenance of the experimental setup and the management of the stocks of products.

Among my other roles, I have to get funding from national and international funding sources. I was awarded with a one-year fellowship from the French Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale and a 3-year fellowship from the European Commission (Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship).

As a Ph.D student, I had to carry on a research project under the supervision of my advisor : defining and doing the experiment, analyzing the results, writing up the publications and submitting them to international journals.

During my Ph.D., I was able to publish 5 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

I was also in charge of the development and the maintenance of a patch-clamp setup and the management of the stocks of products.

I have been elected as spokesman by the students of the laboratory.

In parallel of the research for my Ph.D., I taught basic principle of cellular biology to freshmen. I also work in a Methodology of Library use for freshmen, genetic regulation for sophomores, and neurosciences for juniors.

I was not only involve in the teaching, but also in the conception of the courses and lab and in the grading process.

ENS de Cachan is a prestigious public institution of research and higher education, founded in 1912. It is one of the French “Grandes Ecoles” which are considered to be the pinnacle of French higher education.

Students who enter the ENS have a double status: they are both students, registered in State Universities, and “normalien”, i.e. members of the ENS, which are paid by the State.


I was there as a Normalien in the biochemistry/ biological engineering department. I received a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and a Master in Neurosciences.

I was spokesman of my promotion for 4 years.