Frederique Vernel-Pauillac is a research engineer in the Molecular Mycology Unit. She is currently PhD student. After an assignment in the network (Institut Pasteur of New-Caledonia) where she was involved in two public health projects, she joined the Unit in 2009.
She is involved in the caracterization of biomarkers to manage a cryptococcosis and, in charge of experimentation with animal models developped in the laboratory. Therefore she is responsible for ensuring compliance with current regulations related to animal testing.
She is also involved in the Collaborative Cross project to study the impact of genomic contribution on cryptococcosis diversity.