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Marie FERNET
40 years old, French citizenship, married, 2 children,
Avenida Atlantica 3018, Copacabana, 22070-000 Rio de Janeiro
+55 (21) 2113 9143, +55 (21) 99972-9992, mfernet@club-internet.fr
Permanent visa
TARGET AREAS:
RESEARCH / HEALTH PROJECTS / TRAINING
WORKING EXPERIENCE
• 2006-2015 : Institut Curie-Recherche, Orsay, France
Inserm U612 : Genotoxicology, Signalisation and Experimental Radiotherapy
- 2009-2015: Researcher : “Roles of the Cdk5 protein in the cellular response to DNA
breaks”
In charge of the Radiation Protection for the Orsay Curie Institute site. Installation of the
Experimental Radiotherapy Platform.
- 2006-2008: Post-doctoral position: « Molecular basis for cellular response to low-dose
of ionizing radiation»
• 2004-2005 : Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
Cytoskeleton’s Proteins Lab, Post-doctoral position: « Study of cellular cleavage and
role of associated proteins »
• 2001-2004 : International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
DNA Repair Team. Post-doctoral position: « Role of ATM in cellular response to
ionising radiations »
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
• Research activities : Development of projects in Cellular and Molecular Biology in
the Health area
- Data analysis, synthesis, results writing (22 scientific publications) and
communication (participation in international meetings regarding DNA Repair and
Radiobiology)
- Students management (master degree and PhD)
- Teaching: Practical and directed work in organic and inorganic chemistry for
Medicine and Pharmacy students (Joseph Fourier university, Grenoble, France),
directed work in Radiobiology International Course of Curie Institute.
- Scientific and technologic monitoring
- Review of scientific articles
• Technical expertises :
- Cellular Biology and Biochemistry : Cell culture, Flow cytometry, Proteins analysis,
Microscopy
- Molecular Biology : RNA extraction, qPCR, DNA sequencing, transfections
- Manipulation of irradiators : Gamma, X-rays irradiator and linear electron
accelerator
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• Health & Safety activities :
- Radiation Protection Officer (sealed and non sealed sources) : Manager for the
irradiation equipments, users training, writing of the authorizations from the
competent authorities (ASN), supervision of others officers.
- In charge of the Biosafety Level 2 cell culture laboratory and of the chemical
products manipulation room.
• Informatics : Microsoft Pack Office, Photoshop, Prism, CellQuest, FlowJo, ImageJ,
EndNote, Metamorph
• Others activities : Participation as a volunteer in “Rio Accueil”, an organization that
aims to host French people arriving in Rio de Janeiro. Responsible for the organization of
sports and cultural activities: writing brochures, hosting and support. Follow up of the
association’s website.
EDUCATION
• 2010 : Accreditation to Supervise Research (HDR). Paris XI University.
• 1997-2000 : PhD in Radiobiology. Paris XI University.
Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology Laboratory, Institut Curie, Orsay, France
• 1996-1997 : Postgraduate degree in Radiobiology. Paris V University
Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Saints-Pères university center, Paris, France
• 1994-1996 : Master’s degree in Biology. University of Corsica.
Internship (3 months), Bergonié Institute, Bordeaux, France
• 1992-1994 : Two-year university degree in Sciences. University of Corsica.
LANGUAGES
• French : Native Proficiency
• English : Fluent
• Portuguese : Advanced
