Olivier Escaffre
Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch
5 years of research in infectious diseases. Familiar with quality assurance approach in managing research projects.
Research oriented :
-Molecular biology (RT-PCR, PCR, real time RT-qPCR, sequencing, DNA and RNA extraction, cloning…)
-Virology (virus production, reverse genetics, viral neutralization test, ELISA test…)
-Protein work (Western Blot)
-Cellular culture (primary cell cultures and cell lines)
-Microscopy (electron microscopy and fluorescence microcopy)
-Ability to manipulate infectious materials in Biological Safety Laboratory level 4.
-Handling laboratory animals (rodents, ferrets and birds) and post-mortem examinations
Quality process management :
Scientific projects managed with the help of international standards (ISO 17025 and 10006).
Communication:
-International oral scientific communications
-first author publications
Awards:
-international grants for research and travel grants
Languages :
-French : native language
-English : proficient
80 contactsStudy the pathogenesis of emerging infectious diseases as well as their use in the development of therapeutics.
2007 - 2010PhD position (Virology and molecular biology fields)
French agency for food, environmental and occupational health safety (Anses, formerly AFSSA); Ploufragan, France; Project managed by quality assurance, 2 internal audits.
-Relative contribution of both genomic viral segments in the pathogenicity of an avian virus (IBDV)
-Development of the first strand-specific quantitation method (qRT-PCR) on a double- stranded RNA viral genome
2006 - 2007Master’s degree internship (Virology and molecular biology fields); 6 months
CNRS FRE 3011 ‘Laboratory of human pathogenesis’; Lyon, France
-Development of molecular tools to study the packaging mechanism of human and avian viruses
-Study of the genomic organization inside virus particle
2005 - 2006Master’s degree internship in cellular transcriptomic analysis of stressed cells by an heavy metal; 3 months
CEA, DRDC/BMC department; Grenoble, France
-Stress induction by heavy metals, total messenger RNA extraction,
2003 - 2004Technician, references recording on a photocatalytic process to purify atmosphere; 2 months
CIAT Company; Culoz, France