Is an Associate Professor at the University of Bordeaux and a researcher within the Inserm U1026 BioTis unit, where she has been developing innovative approaches in applied cell biology for toxicology and tissue engineering for more than thirty years. Trained as a pharmacist, her expertise is based on the development of advanced in vitro models aimed at understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in nephrotoxicity, nanotoxicology, and the effects of xenobiotics and heavy metals—particularly cadmium—on human cells. After contributing to the toxicological evaluation of new immunosuppressive molecules in an industrial setting, she carried out landmark research on the health impact of nanoparticles, combining cell culture, imaging, spectroscopy, and mechanistic analyses of oxidative stress. Since 2014, her research has focused on vascular bioengineering, with the development of cellularized vascular substitutes based on chitosan and the study of endothelial function, particularly nitric oxide production and eNOS activity, which are key elements of vascular homeostasis. Strongly committed to public health, education, and academic governance, she is actively involved in transferring scientific knowledge toward sustainable biomedical applications.
