Najma Rachidi

EDUCATION

• 2018: “Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches”, Paris Descartes University, France
• 1998:   PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, USTL-Montpellier II, France.
• 1994:   Master degree in Biochemistry and Applied Biology at the University of Caen, and microbiology and in Food Science at the university of Montpellier II, France.
• 1992:   Bachelor degree in Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Caen.
• 1990:   Technical degree in Applied Biology at the University of Technology in Caen.

FIELD OF EXPERTISE

• Parasitology, Infection diseases, Host-pathogen interactions and Translational research.

RESEARCH and PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2015-now. Senior researcher and Team leader of Molecular parasitology, PARSIG Unit, Institut Pasteur & INSERM U1201, Paris.
• 2017. Visiting Scientist at IP Shanghai, China
• 2012-2015. Researcher, PARSIG Unit, Institut Pasteur & INSERM U1201, Paris.
• 2009-2011. Researcher, USR3151, station biologique de Roscoff, CNRS, Roscoff.
• 2006-2009. Postdoc, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Unit of Cell Division. University of Manchester, UK.
• 1999-2005. Postdoc, School of Life Sciences, Division of Gene Expression and Regulation. Laboratoiry of Prof. M.J.R. Stark. University of Dundee, UK.
• 1998-1999. Lecturer, ENSA-Montpellier. Laboratoire de Biochimie Métabolique et de Technologie, IPV-INRA Montpellier.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, RESPONSABILITIES & EXPERTISES

• 20 publications, Hirsch h index: 12 (total citations: 2429).
• Scientific coordination: 2014-2018: ANR-TranSig, Trans-signalling: A novel mechanism of Leishmania host cell immune evasion through the release of parasite signalling proteins.
• Scientific co-coordination: 2012-2016: ANR-TransLeish (www.transleish.org), “Discovery of druggable protein kinases in the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani using hit compounds identified by phenotypic screening”.
• Collaborations : Laurent Meijer (ManRos, Roscoff), Joachim Clos (Hambourg), Uwe Knippschild (Ulm), Pascal Marchand (Nantes), Sandrine Cojean (Paris Sud), Damarys Loew (Institut Curie) & Florent Dingli (Institut Curie).
• Member of organising committee : Labex IBEID international symposium : Can one anticipate the next emerging infectious diseases in Europe?, Paris (2014). PIV international conference: CRISPR in parasitology, Paris(2018).
• Member of the editorial board of « Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ».
• Reviewer for PLoS one, Medchemcomm, cellular microbiology, Biochemical pharmacology, PLoS NTD, Molecules, Experimental parasitology, journal of cellular biochemistry, and ACS infectious diseases, AAC, Molecular Microbiology.
• Grant reviewer for CAPES-COFECUB, Fwo and Fiocruz-Pasteur. Member of PhD theses jury: 3.
• Responsabilities: member of the bureau of the “collège chercheur de l’Institut Pasteur”.
• Supervision of 9 students, 4 PhD students (3 in co-supervision), 2 postdocs, 1 senior scientist, 1 technician and 1 engineer.

AWARDS-FUNDINGS

• 2012-2016: Co-coordinator ANR TranLeish consortium.
• 2014-2018: Coordinator ANR TranSig consortium.
• 2015: PhD grant from the Labex IBEID.
• 2002-2005: Fellow of the Welcome Trust (UK).
• 1994-1998: Fellow of the Ministry of Education and Research (France).

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

• Since 2013: Lecturer in Master 1, Basic and medical parasitology/mycology, UPMC Sorbonne universities & Lecturer in Master 2, parasitology, UPMC Sorbonne universities.
• 2013-2015: Lecturer in Master 1, UE Agents infectieux, University of Versailles.
• 2015: Sanofi parasitology training, invited as an expert in drug discovery for Leishmaniasis. 2016-2018: Tutoring PhD student.
• Since 2012: Member of the coordination team of the Master 2 of sciences and technologies, option molecular and cellular biology, UPMC, Sorbonne universities, headed by Dominique Mazier.
• 2017: Lecturer at the international course “Teaching Asia Pacific Pasteur Institute Network (TAPPIN)”, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, China.