Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at CY Cergy Paris Université and researcher at LAMBE, CNRS UMR 8587.
Academic positions
Habilitation Ă diriger des recherches (HDR)
CY Cergy Paris Université · 28 October 2025 — Nanopores for protein and peptide sensing: from fundamental to societal challenges.
Associate Professor
CY Cergy Paris Université · LAMBE · CNRS UMR 8587
Postdoctoral Researcher
LAMBE, University of Evry — biomarker detection from human samples using nanopores.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Meni Wanunu laboratory, Northeastern University, USA — portal proteins and hybrid nanopores.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Patricia L. Clark laboratory, University of Notre Dame, USA — protein transport through aerolysin.
PhD in Biophysics
LAMBE, University of Evry — protein folding and nanopore transport.
Education
- 2025: Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR), CY Cergy Paris Université — Nanopores for protein and peptide sensing: from fundamental to societal challenges.
- 2009–2012: PhD in Biophysics, University of Evry Paris-Saclay.
- 2008–2009: Master 2 in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Cergy-Pontoise.
- 2007–2008: Master 1 in Biotechnology and Biomedicine, University of Alicante, Erasmus.
- 2003–2007: Licence in Biology, University of Cergy-Pontoise.
Scientific indicators
International invited lectures
- July 2025 · Xi’an, China (online) — Biomarker detection and conformational sensing using nanopores. 6th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics for Health — Guest lecture.
- December 2024 · Nanjing, China — Protein analysis by nanopores, from long polypeptides to peptides. 2024 Nanopore Electrochemistry Meeting — Guest lecture.
- July 2023 · France (online) — Nanopore discrimination of coagulation biomarker derivatives and characterization of a post-translational modification. International Conference on Innovative Therapeutic Solutions — Guest lecture.
- July 2023 · Lyon, France — Nanopore discrimination of coagulation biomarker derivatives and characterization of a post-translational modification. Nanofluidics in Physics and Biology 2023 — Guest lecture.
- August 2021 · Rennes, France (online) — Single-sulfur resolution polysulfide sensing: first steps in nanopores as battery sensors. Journées de la matière condensée — Guest lecture.
- October 2020 · Nanjing University, China (online) — Single-sulfur resolution polysulfide sensing: first steps in nanopores as battery sensors. Nanopore Electrochemistry Meeting — Guest lecture.
Research outreach and international teaching
October 2026 · Fête de la Science, France — Interactive workshop and conceptual demonstrations on nanopores and the electrical detection of biomolecules.
October 2026 · CY Cergy Paris Université–Hôpital NOVO research meeting — Oral presentation on protein biomarker detection by nanopores; five team poster contributions.
Nanjing University, China — Doctoral-level teaching in nanopore science (approximately 12 hours per year).
27 March 2025 · Université Ouverte, CY Cergy Paris Université — Public lecture, Les nanopores : des outils d’analyse pour le diagnostic précoce de maladies. Watch the full recording.
Oral communications and posters
Oral presentation at the Biophysical Society 70th Annual Meeting
San Francisco, USA · Oral presentation · Published abstract in Biophysical Journal
Détection et identification de biomarqueurs protéiques par nanopore
First CY Cergy Paris Université–Hôpital NOVO Research Meeting · Oral communication
Nanopores for the detection of biomarkers toward early diagnosis
CY Cergy Paris University Nanopore Meeting, France · Oral communication
Nanopores for the detection of biomarkers toward early diagnosis
Nanjing University, China · Oral communication
Detection of peptide biomarkers using aerolysin
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China · Oral communication
Detection of peptide biomarkers using aerolysin
Shanghai Normal University, China · Oral communication
Nanopore discrimination of coagulation biomarker derivatives and characterization of a post-translational modification
Biophysical Society 67th Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA · Oral communication
Porphyrin-assisted docking of a thermophage portal protein into lipid bilayers: nanopore engineering and characterization
Biophysical Society 62nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA · Poster
Dynamics and energy contributions for transport of pertactin through an aerolysin nanopore
Biophysical Society 59th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA · Poster
Dynamics and energy contributions for transport of pertactin through an aerolysin nanopore
28th Annual Gibbs Conference on Biothermodynamics, Carbondale, USA · Oral communication
Protein and solid-state nanopores as molecular sensors of protein conformation
18th Annual Midwest Stress Response and Molecular Chaperone Meeting, Chicago, USA · Oral communication
Solid-state nanopores for biomolecule detection
Nanopore workshop “Controlled molecular sensing using Nanopores”, Imperial College London, UK · Poster
Understanding protein transport through solid-state nanopores: folding perspectives
BIT’s 2nd Annual World Congress of NanoMedicine, Shenzhen, China · Oral communication
Solid-state nanopores as a molecular sensor for protein conformations
Nanofluidics in Biology, Heraeus Workshop, Bremen, Germany · Oral communication
Transport of native or completely unfolded proteins through a solid-state nanopore at the single-molecule level
ICNP 2010, Kottayam, India · Oral communication
Transport of native or completely unfolded proteins through a solid-state nanopore at the single-molecule level
Summer school “Biosensing with channels”, Berder, France · Oral communication
Institutional science news featuring my publications
The following news briefs cover research papers on which I am a coauthor. Click each title to read the original article (most are in French).
- 2026 · Université Paris-Saclay · Small — Caractérisation en molécule unique de deux formes d’un biomarqueur dans le sérum humain avec un nanopore.
- 2026 · Université Paris-Saclay · Nature Communications — Lois d’échelle dans les milieux confinés appliquées à la détection de biomarqueurs.
- 2025 · Université Paris-Saclay · ACS Nano — Discrimination de l’ocytocine et de ses variants structurels par nanopore.
- 2025 · Université Paris-Saclay · Chemical Science — Détection par nanopore d’isomères cis/trans de la liaison peptidique de la proline.
- 2025 · Université Paris-Saclay · Nature Communications — Détection et identification de biomarqueurs protéiques et de leur conformation par nanopore.
- 2023 · CNRS Chimie — Vers un diagnostic précoce de maladies graves à l’aide de biomarqueurs peptidiques.
- 2023 · Genopole — Détecter des biomarqueurs de la coagulation par un nanopore naturel.
- 2023 · Université Paris-Saclay — Discrimination de biomarqueurs de la coagulation et identification de modifications post-traductionnelles.
- 2023 · Techno-Science — AVC, crise cardiaque, cancer : vers un diagnostic précoce et simple.
- 2021 · Université Paris-Saclay — Capture spécifique pour analyser les biomarqueurs en particule unique.
- 2020 · Université Paris-Saclay — Des nanopores pour diagnostiquer l’état de santé des batteries Li-S.
- 2024 · Université Paris-Saclay — Identification de conformations de biomarqueurs de bradykinine par nanopore et apprentissage automatique.
- 2024 · Genopole — Associer un nanopore naturel et le machine learning pour détecter les kinines.
Scientific editorial contributions
- ACS Central Science · First Reactions (2022) — Fast Decoding of the First Steps of Protein Aggregation Using a Nanopipette, B. Cressiot and J. Pelta.
Academic service
- Assistant de Prévention (health and safety prevention officer).
- Member of the departmental council.
- Expert for academic career advancement evaluations (since 2025).
Patents
- Lipid-free anchoring of thermophilic bacteriophage G20c portal adapter into solid-state nanopores — US12320796B2 (2025).
- Peptide biomarker detection method — FR3145211A1 (2024).