!!Jean-Louis Mergny - Curriculum Vitae

Head of an independent group, first located in Paris (2002-2009), then Pessac (2009-2019) and now recreated in Institut Curie, Orsay (2019+). Themes: Nucleic Acids, such as G-quadruplexes, their interactions with drugs, their applications to medicine and nanotech using chemical, biophysical, and biochemical methods.\\
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__DIPLOMA__
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*1999  Habilitation to conduct research (HDR, Paris 6 University) Nov 26, 1999\\
*1991  PhD, Pharmacology (Paris 6 University) Dec 23, 1991\\
*1986  Grandes Ecoles: Ranked 1st at Ulm and Lyon (St Cloud) Ecoles Normales Supérieures
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__PARTICIPATION TO EVALUATION COMMITTEES__
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*2017+   European Science Foundation expert\\
*2014-2017  Scientific Board, (Commission Recherche) University of Bordeaux\\
*2006+    National funding agency (ANR) & HCERES committees, Member or President
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__SEMINARS & INVITED LECTURES AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES__
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*88 invited lectures or oral communications during international conferences\\
*91 seminars in leading institutions
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__ORGANISATION OF CONFERENCES__
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*Conference organizer: 5th international meeting on quadruplex nucleic acids  May 2015. 286 participants. [http://g4meeting2015.sciencesconf.org]\\
*6th international meeting on quadruplex nucleic acids  May-June 2017. Prague, Czech Republic. Over 300 participants\\
*Scientific board: Symposium on G4 DNA (Louisville, KY, USA) 2007; ANNA (Ljubjana), 2018\\
*Session Chair:  Chemistry of Nucleic Acids Components (Cesky Krumlov, Cz), 2008, 2011 & 2014, ANNA (Ljubjana, Slovenia), 2016 & 2017, BIONIC (Padova, Italy) 2018…
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__EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES__
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*Editor:   2006+: Biochimie (Impact factor 2017 = 3.2)\\
*Faculty of 1000:  2011+: F1000 Faculty member\\
*Editorial boards: J. Mol. Recognition, Curr. Bioactive Compounds, Curr. Med. Chem. and Int. Rev. Biophys. Chem.\\
*Reviewer:  210 manuscripts reviewed since 2011 (i.e., over 25 per year from >100 annual solicitations) for journals including Angew Chem (50 manuscripts), J. Am. Chem. Soc., Nature Comm, Nucleic Acids Res, Biochemistry, PNAS…
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__FUNDING SOURCES__
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*National:  
**Agence Nationale de la Recherche, 7 grants since 2008; French Cancer Research Charity (ARC)\\
**Conseil Régional d'Aquitaine: Installation grant (2010) and 3 other research grants\\
*International:  Bilateral  grants with China, Czech Rep., Hong-Kong, Japan, Denmark, Spain, Australia, Canada \\
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__PROMOTION OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS__
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Students:  13 PhD students since 2000. All succesfully defended their Thesis. Five of them have secured a permanent position as Academics or in the Pharma industry.\\
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Post docs: Several former post-docs found a position as P.I. / Assistant or Associate Prof.: P. Yang & J. Zhou (China); R. Moriyama (Japan); B. Saccà (Germany); E. Largy, A. Bourdoncle (Bordeaux); N. Smith (Australia), or in the Industry (O. Mendoza).\\
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__Other activities:__ Mediator for the Museum Graduate school (2004-2009). I was officially in charge of the resolution of conflicts between students and supervisors; over 100 cases mediated.\\ \\