Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
- Expert in medical genetics, physiology and therapy development (gene therapy and pharmacological therapy) for rare diseases with a focus on muscle disorders - Experience of more than 15 years in the domain - 76 articles in international scientific and medical journals - Reviewing activities for multiple journals (e.g. Neurology, Acta Neuropathologica, Human Mutation, American Journal of Medical Genetics) - Consulting and evaluation of research projects and drug development projects for diverse funding agencies (e.g. AFM-Téléthon, Muscular Dystrophy UK, Treat-NMD, TACT, Swiss Foundation for Research on Muscle Diseases, COFECUB) - More than 500 hours of lectures at University (medical faculty, science faculty), biotechnology schools, international summer schools for neurologists and scientists - More than 30 participations at international conferences with oral and poster presentations - More than 10 presentations in English/German/French for patient associations to explain the genetic causes of rare diseases and the development of therapeutic approaches - Member of the scientific council of the AFM (association française contre les myopathies) since 2019 - Member of the scientific council of ZNM (Zusammen stark - international patient organization) since 2019 - Awarded Myologist of the Year by the World Muscle Society in 2017 - President of the WMS (World Muscle Society) Award Committee since 2020