Florence Levillayer

After obtaining my BTS (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur), I started to work for the VIRBAC Laboratory on a research project for industry, carried out in collaboration with the CNRS. 10 years later, I joined the Virology department of Institute Pasteur in the unit of Professor Michel BRAHIC, where under the supervision of Dr Jean-François BUREAU, I studied the genetic susceptibility of viral infection, more precisely the functional study of a locus of sensitivity for demyelinating disease induced by Theiler ‘s murine encephalomyelitis virus (a model of multiple sclerosis). In 2006, I joined the unit of Dr Marie-Annick BUENDIA, where I worked under the supervision of Dr Yu WEI where I studied the role of the FHL2 protein (a transcriptional coactivator) in various biological processes associated with hepatic tumorigenesis. Moreover, I worked on the validation of candidate genes in hepatocellular carcinoma (collaborative project with 16 European laboratories: MODHEP). I have now joined the LEVAYER Romain laboratory in the department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology where I hope my experience in molecular biology for the construct of various tools could help for the research projects.