Jean-Christophe Prost

Research Associate

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Insel Gruppe (12 yrs)
    • Research Associate
      Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Assistant Scientist
      Aug 2014 - Dec 2021 · 7 yrs 5 mos

  • Scientific Researcher at Toxicology unit HUG
    Feb 2014 - Aug 2014 · 7 mos

    I am implementing a profiling lipidomics approach. The developed strategies, target and untarget, are applied to translational studies in collaboration with different research groups within departments of pharmacology, obesity and nutrition.

  • University of Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)
    • Postdoc
      Nov 2012 - Nov 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

      In collaboration with Vifor AG: - Develop an analytical method based on mass spectrometry to characterize the distribution of the chain lengths of low molecular dextrans and their chemically modified derivatives. - MALDI-TOF-MS, ESI-MS and SEC-ESI-MS where tested.

    • PhD Researcher
      2008 - 2013 · 5 yrs

      - Co-responsible of a MS service - In collaboration with the University hospital of Zürich, development of a LC-MS/MS method using triple quadrupole MS to quantify the amount of cytosine and m-cytosine, in patients DNA, and determine the methylation grade of cytosine. - Development of MS method to detect non-covalent interactions between short double stranted DNA and small organic molecules (secondary plant metabolites). - Development of a LC-MS/MS method using high resolution Q-TOF MS to estimate DNA protection from UV irradiation using small organic molecules (secondary plant metabolites).

  • internship at Lonza
    Aug 2007 - Jan 2008 · 6 mos

    Internship in QC-LM laboratory: - Liquid chromatography methods development - Establishment of a nanodrop method for the production to estimate the purity of peptides