Landry BLANC
37 avenue d’Occitanie
31320 PECHABOU
France
+33 6 27 78 78 19
landry.blanc@gmail.com
30 August 1986
French citizen
Biochemical engineer /PhD in Immunology
Education
2014
PhD in Immunology - University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse)
2010
Engineering school diploma – Biochemical engineering (INSA Toulouse)
2010
Master’s degree in research Microbiology - UPS Toulouse/INSA Toulouse
Languages
French :
English :
Training period :
- Mother Tongue
- Good
- TOEIC: 810
- 3 months in Canada (McGill University (2009))
Work experience
September - December
2014
Post-Doctoral fellowship at l’IPBS (Toulouse) in Jérôme NIGOU team - Immunomodulation by
2013-2014
Teaching assistant (ATER) in University Paul Sabatier.
Biochemistry school teaching for 1st and 2nd year bachelor’s students.
2010-2014
PhD student in IPBS (Toulouse) in Jérôme NIGOU team - Immunomodulation by mycobacterial
lipids and glycoconjugates.
Molecular mechanism inhibition of innate immune response by Mycobacterium tuberculosis – Studies of
PRR and molecular immuno-modulator.
January - June 2010
Research internship in LIT (Lead identification technology) service of Sanofi-Aventis Toulouse with
Dr. Hélène Bonnet.
Reporter cell line test miniaturization and optimization for high-throughput screening.
(from 384 wells plate to 1536).
June - September 2009
Research internship in Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry McGill University
(Montréal, Canada) with Professor Selim Kermasha.
Studies of enzymatic activities implied in pectin degradation.
mycobacterial lipids and glycoconjugates.
Study of TLR2 antagonist mycobacterial lipid.
Competences
Microbiology et Cell Culture Pathogens Class 3 manipulation
Cell line and primary cell manipulation
Cell culture and sample preparation in microtiter plate 96, 384 and 1536 wells.
Immunology
Stimulation and inhibition of cell population,
ELISA, Western Blot, Immuno-labelling, Flow cytometry, Confocale microscopy
High-throughput screening, robotic, Statistical analysis.
Analytical Biochemistry
Mass spectrometry : MALDI
Capillary electrophoresis, Liquid chromatography,
Thin Layer Chromatography.
Molecular biology
Vector construction, PCR, Bacterial strain transformation,
Complementation, Cosmids utilization, DNA Extraction from class 3 pathogens.
Computer Science
Good knowledge in hardware, Windows XP, Vista et Seven, Pack Office,
ImageJ, Graph pad Prism5, Flowing software 2, CellQuest Pro,
Algorithmic, Matlab, C++.
Management
Project management, Trainees management, Team working, Pedagogy.
Teaching
Biochemistry lvl1, first year’s bachelor degree, tutorials and practical work, University Paul Sabatier
Biochemistry lvl2, first year’s bachelor degree, tutorials and practical work, University Paul Sabatier
Biochemistry lvl1, second year’s bachelor degree, practical work, University Paul Sabatier.
Publication
Blanc, L., et al, Gram-positive bacterial lipoglycans based on a glycosylated diacylglycerol lipid anchor
are microbe-associated molecular patterns recognized by TLR2. PLoS One, 2013. 8(11): p. e81593.
Presentation/Poster
Blanc, L., et al, Etude des bases moléculaires de la détection de Mycobacterium tuberculosis par le
système immunitaire inné. MycoClub 2, Tours, 2011.
Blanc, L., et al, Molecular mechanism used by Mycobacterium tuberculosis to inhibit innate immune
response. From Membranes to Pathologies, 16th GEM-10th GERLI, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 2013.
Miscellaneous
Hobbies
Ski, Snowboard, Tennis, Squash, Computer, Science fiction and fantastic literature.
Autre
Driving license
References
Jérôme NIGOU,
CNRS Directeur de
recherche,
+33 (0)5 61 17 55 54
Jerome.Nigou@ipbs.fr
Didier COMBES,
Directeur du département
« Génie Biochimique »
INSA Toulouse,
+33 (0) 5 61 55 94 10
Didier.combes@insatoulouse.fr
Hélène BONNET,
SANOFI-AVENTIS R&D,
Lead Generation France
Coordination,
+ 33 (0)1 58 93 39 92
Helene.Bonnet@sanofi.com
Dr. Selim KERMASHA,
Department of Food
Science and Agricultural
Chemistry
001 514-398-7922
selim.kermasha@mcgill.ca