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Landry BLANC 37 avenue d’Occitanie 31320 PECHABOU France [phone] [e-mail] 30 August 1986 French citizen
	Biochemical engineer /PhD in Immunology
Education
2014	PhD in Immunology - University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse)
2010	Engineering school diploma – Biochemical engineering (INSA Toulouse)
2010	Master’s degree in research Microbiology - UPS Toulouse/INSA Toulouse
Languages
	French : English : Training period :		- Mother Tongue - Good - TOEIC: 810 - 3 months in Canada (McGill University (2009))
Work experience
September - December 2014	Post-Doctoral fellowship at l’IPBS (Toulouse) in Jérôme NIGOU team - Immunomodulation by mycobacterial lipids and glycoconjugates. Study of TLR2 antagonist mycobacterial lipid.
2013-2014	Teaching assistant (ATER) in University Paul Sabatier. Biochemistry school teaching for 1^st and 2^nd year bachelor’s students.
2010-2014	PhD student in IPBS (Toulouse) in Jérôme NIGOU team - Immunomodulation by mycobacterial lipids and glycoconjugates. Molecular mechanism inhibition of innate immune response by Mycobacterium tuberculosis – Studies of PRR and molecular immuno-modulator.
January - June 2010	Research internship in LIT (Lead identification technology) service of Sanofi-Aventis Toulouse with Dr. Hélène Bonnet. Reporter cell line test miniaturization and optimization for high-throughput screening. (from 384 wells plate to 1536).
June - September 2009	Research internship in Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry McGill University (Montréal, Canada) with Professor Selim Kermasha. Studies of enzymatic activities implied in pectin degradation.
Competences
Microbiology et Cell Culture	Pathogens Class 3 manipulation Cell line and primary cell manipulation Cell culture and sample preparation in microtiter plate 96, 384 and 1536 wells.
Immunology	Stimulation and inhibition of cell population, ELISA, Western Blot, Immuno-labelling, Flow cytometry, Confocale microscopy High-throughput screening, robotic, Statistical analysis.
Analytical Biochemistry	Mass spectrometry : MALDI Capillary electrophoresis, Liquid chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography.
Molecular biology	Vector construction, PCR, Bacterial strain transformation, Complementation, Cosmids utilization, DNA Extraction from class 3 pathogens.
Computer Science	Good knowledge in hardware, Windows XP, Vista et Seven, Pack Office, ImageJ, Graph pad Prism5, Flowing software 2, CellQuest Pro, Algorithmic, Matlab, C++.
Management	Project management, Trainees management, Team working, Pedagogy.
Teaching	Biochemistry lvl1, first year’s bachelor degree, tutorials and practical work, University Paul Sabatier Biochemistry lvl2, first year’s bachelor degree, tutorials and practical work, University Paul Sabatier Biochemistry lvl1, second year’s bachelor degree, practical work, University Paul Sabatier.
Publication
	Blanc, L., et al, Gram-positive bacterial lipoglycans based on a glycosylated diacylglycerol lipid anchor are microbe-associated molecular patterns recognized by TLR2. PLoS One, 2013. 8(11): p. e81593.
Presentation/Poster
	Blanc, L., et al, Etude des bases moléculaires de la détection de Mycobacterium tuberculosis par le système immunitaire inné. MycoClub 2, Tours, 2011. Blanc, L., et al, Molecular mechanism used by Mycobacterium tuberculosis to inhibit innate immune response. From Membranes to Pathologies, 16^th GEM-10^th GERLI, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 2013.
Miscellaneous
Hobbies		Ski, Snowboard, Tennis, Squash, Computer, Science fiction and fantastic literature.
Autre		Driving license
References
		Jérôme NIGOU, CNRS Directeur de recherche, [phone] [e-mail]		Didier COMBES, Directeur du département « Génie Biochimique » INSA Toulouse, [phone] [e-mail]	Hélène BONNET, SANOFI-AVENTIS R&D, Lead Generation France Coordination, + 33 (0)1 58 93 39 92 [e-mail]	Dr. Selim KERMASHA, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry 001 514-398-7922 [e-mail]