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I am a biochemist with expertise in GPCRs, signal transduction, manuscript revision and personal branding.

Profile Summary

I am a pragmatic scientist who loves finding solutions to challenging scientific problems and improve processes. I have excellent organizational, critical thinking and interpersonal skills. I collaborated with scientists across 3 continents, mentored and trained 15 scientists of all levels, published 12 peer-reviewed scientific articles in high-impact journals and presented my work at 30+ international and national conferences. I am curious, focused, tenacious, strategic, passionate and fiercely dedicated to doing the best I can. I am a lifelong learner, member of the Cheeky Scientist Association and a Scientist MBA, in addition to my scientific expertise have experience in writing grant applications, manuscripts, resumes, revamping LinkedIn profiles to help you stand out and get the job done. My human skills include + Emotional intelligence + Strong work ethic + Punctuality + Adaptability + Creativity + Teamwork + Communication My technical skills include: + Quantitative pharmacology and assay development + High-throughput cell-based signaling assays + Protein-protein interaction technologies mainly Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (BRET) + G-Protein Coupled Receptors structure and function relationships I also speak 5 languages can translate from French to English and vice-versa

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Molecular Biology

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Work Experience

Sr. Scientist

VL56

May 2019 - March 2020

Research Fellow

NIH - NIAID

August 2016 - May 2019

Post-doctoral fellow

The Rockefeller University

August 2011 - July 2016

Scientist - PhD Candidate

University of Montreal

September 2006 - March 2011

Education

Research Fellow

NIH

August 2016 - May 2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

The Rockefeller University

August 2011 - July 2016

Ph.D. Biochemistry

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL

September 2006 - March 2011

M.Sc. Biochemistry

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL

May 2003 - September 2006

B.Sc Biochemistry

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL

September 2000 - April 2003

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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). High-Affinity Binding of Chemokine Analogs that Display Ligand Bias at the HIV-1 Coreceptor CCR5 . Biophysical journal.

(2018). G protein subtype-specific signaling bias in a series of CCR5 chemokine analogs . Science signaling.

(2017). Epitranscriptomic profiling across cell types reveals associations between APOBEC1-mediated RNA editing, gene expression outcomes, and cellular function . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

(2016). CXC Chemokine Receptor 3 Alternative Splice Variants Selectively Activate Different Signaling Pathways . Molecular pharmacology.

(2010). Different effects of the different natural CC chemokine receptor 2b ligands on beta-arrestin recruitment, Gαi signaling, and receptor internalization . Molecular pharmacology.

(2010). The peptidomimetic CXCR4 antagonist TC14012 recruits beta-arrestin to CXCR7: roles of receptor domains . The Journal of biological chemistry.

(2009). An engineered GM-CSF-CCL2 fusokine is a potent inhibitor of CCR2-driven inflammation as demonstrated in a murine model of inflammatory arthritis . Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950).

(2009). AMD3100 is a CXCR7 ligand with allosteric agonist properties . Molecular pharmacology.

(2007). [Multiple talents of the chemokine receptor-CXCR4] . Medecine sciences : M/S.

(2006). Direct assessment of CXCR4 mutant conformations reveals complex link between receptor structure and G(alpha)(i) activation . The Journal of biological chemistry.

(2005). Decreasing the frameshift efficiency translates into an equivalent reduction of the replication of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 . Virology.

(2005). Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer reveals ligand-induced conformational changes in CXCR4 homo- and heterodimers . The Journal of biological chemistry.