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Hire Dr. Virginia C.

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PhD in Biology | 8+ yrs in molecular biology & biochemistry in academia & industry | EN/ES/FR

Profile Summary

Scientific Expertise Across Academia & Industry I am a PhD-trained molecular biologist and biochemist with experience spanning infectious disease, plant membrane transport, and industrial enzyme engineering. My work combines advanced recombinant protein methods with functional biochemical assays and scientific communication in English, French, and Spanish. Key areas of expertise: • Recombinant cloning, site-directed and random mutagenesis • Expression and purification of soluble and membrane proteins • Enzymatic kinetics and UV-spectroscopy-based activity assays • Protein–protein and metal–protein interaction studies • High-throughput screening and enzyme engineering for industrial applications • Scientific writing: peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, posters, slides and thesis manuscripts I have presented my research at international conferences and contributed to peer-reviewed publications.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ★ Protein/Enzyme Engineering
• ★ High Throughput Screening (HTS)
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Enzyme Activity Assays
• ☆ Binding Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Industrial Biotechnology
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Drug Discovery

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

R&D Engineer

INSA Toulouse

April 2022 - Present

R&D engineer

Université Paul-Sabatier

April 2021 - March 2022

PhD student

UMR CNRS 5312

January 2018 - March 2021

Education

PhD in Biology

Université Paris-Saclay

January 2018 - March 2021

Master's in Biotechnology

UNR

March 2012 - June 2017

Certifications

• ICH-GCP

  Global Health Training Centre

  February 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Virginia Cointry, Reyes Ródenas, Nelly Morellet, Steven Fanara, Valérie Cotelle, Julie Neveu, Grégory Vert (2025). Metal-sensing properties of the disordered loop from the Arabidopsis metal transceptor IRT1 . Biochemical Journal.

Virginia Cointry, Julien Spielmann, Fabienne Devime, St&#233;phane Ravanel, Julie Neveu, Gr&#233;gory Vert (2022). Differential metal sensing and metal‐dependent degradation of the broad spectrum root metal transporter <scp>IRT1</scp> . The Plant Journal.

Virginia Cointry, Gr&#233;gory Vert (2019). The bifunctional transporter‐receptor <scp>IRT</scp>1 at the heart of metal sensing and signalling . New Phytologist.

DISSERTATION THESIS

Virginia Cointry (2021). Biochemical characterization of the IRT1 transporter and of its regulatory mechanism .