Education
1985 Master (DEA) in Fundamental Biochemistry – Paris-Diderot University
1990 PhD in Biochemistry (PhD) – Paris-Diderot University
2008 Ability to supervise research, Paris-Diderot University
Research positions
1990 Research fellow under a fellowship of Roux Foundation at Institut Pasteur
1992 Research assistant at Institut Pasteur
1995 Senior Research Worker at Institut Pasteur
Teaching activities
1988-1992 Courses and practical works for the Medical Virology course (Institut Pasteur)
1994-2002 Courses and animation of seminars for the Fundamental Virology course (Institut Pasteur)
1998 Seminar for the 13th Fundamental Seminar of Clinical Microbiology
1998-2001 Head of Practical Works for the Systematic Virology course (Institut Pasteur)
2006-2010 Courses in Virology and animation of a seminar for the master of the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure” (Ulm, Paris)
2009 Course for the 6th HKU-Pasteur Virology course
Since 1998 Member of the consultative comity for the Systematic Virology course and courses in Virology (Institut Pasteur)
Supervision of students
Since 1995 Research adviser of 7 Master-II students and 4 PhD students
Selected list of publications
Gérardin P., Couderc T., Bintner M., Tournebize P., Renouil M., Lémant J., Boisson V., Borgherini G., Staikowsky F., Schramm F., Lecuit M., and Michault A., Chikungunya virus-associated encephalitis: a cohort study on Réunion island, 2005-2009, Neurology, in press.
Judith D., Mostowy S., Bourai M. Gangneux N., Lelek M., Lucas-Hourani M., Cayet N., Jacob Y., Prevost M.-C., Pierre P., Tangy F., Zimmer C., Vidalain P.-O., Couderc T.*, Lecuit M.*, 2013, Species-specific impact of the autophagy machinery on Chikungunya virus infection, EMBO Reports, 14, 534 – 544.
Couderc T., Chrétien F., Schilte C., Disson D., Brigitte M., Guivel-Benhassine F, Touret Y., Barau G., Schuffenecker I., Desprès P., Arenzana-Seisdedos F., Michault A., Albert M.*, Lecuit M* 2008 A mouse model for Chikungunya: young age and inefficient type-I interferon signaling are risk factors for severe disease. PLoS Pathogens, 4(2): e29.
Couderc T., Gangneux N., Chrétien F., Caro V., Le Luong T., Ducloux B., Tolou H., Lecuit M., Grandadam M., 2012, Chikungunya virus infection of corneal grafts, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 206(6):851-9.
Couderc T., Khandoudi N., Grandadam M., Visse C., Gangneux N., Bagot S., Prost J.-F. & Lecuit M., 2009, Prophylaxis and therapy for Chikungunya virus infection, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 200 (4): 516.
A.-C. Bréhin, J. Mouriès, M.-P. Frenkiel, G. Dadaglio, P. Desprès, M. Lafon, T. Couderc*, 2008, Dynamics of immune cell recruitment in the course of West Nile encephalitis and identification of a new CD19+ B220- BST-2+ leukocyte population. Journal of Immunology, 180, 6760-6767.
Couderc T., Delpeyroux F., Le Blay H. & Blondel B., 1996, Mouse adaptation determinants of poliovirus type 1 enhance viral uncoating. Journal of Virology, 70, 305-312.
Couderc T.*, Hogle J., Le Blay H., Horaud F. & Blondel B., 1993, Molecular characterization of mouse-virulent poliovirus type 1 Mahoney mutants: involvement of residues of polypeptides VP1 and VP2 located on the inner surface of the capsid protein shell. Journal of Virology, 67, 3808-3817.