Javier Pizarro-Cerda - Curriculum Vitae#
MAJOR DIPLOMAS
- 1985 - 1990 Bachelor [B.Sc.]] in Biology (University of Costa Rica)
- 1991 - 1994 Master [M.Sc.]] in Biology - Honors (University of Costa Rica)
- 1994 - 1995 Master [D.E.A.]] in Immunology - Honors (Aix-Marseille II University)
- 1995 - 1998 Doctor [Ph.D.]] in Immunology - Honors (Aix-Marseille II University)
- 2012 Habilitation [H.D.R.]] (University Paris Descartes)
SCHOLARSHIPS
- 1994 - 1995 DEA Scholarship (French Embassy in Costa Rica - France)
- 1995 - 1998 Ph.D./Engineer Scholarship (CNRS - France)
- 1997 ICRETT Travel Scholarship (International Union Against Cancer - Switzerland)
- 1998 - 1999 Internship Scholarship (Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Marseille - France)
- 1999 - 2001 Post-Doctoral Scholarship (French Association Against Cancer - France)
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS
- 1992 - 1994 Edgardo Moreno Laboratory (National University Veterinary School - Costa Rica)
- 1994 - 1998 Jean-Pierre Gorvel Laboratory (Marseille-Luminy Immunology Centre - France)
- 1999 - 2017 Pascale Cossart Unit (Pasteur Institute - France)
- 1997 Robert Parton Laboratory (Queensland University - Australia)
- 1999 Benjamin Geiger Laboratory (Weizmann Institute - Israel)
- 2004 Helen Yin Laboratory (Texas Southwestern Medical Center - USA)
- 2010 Christoph Dehio Laboratory (Biozentrum/University of Basel - Switzerland)
- 2017 Minoarisoa Rajerison Laboratory (Pasteur Institute Antananarivo - Madagascar)
FUNDING (Principal Investigator)
- 2000 - 2003 Programme Recherche Fondamentale en Microbiologie/Maladies Infectieuses
Identification of proteic and lipidic components of the Listeria invasion vacuole
- 2013 - 2015 PTR 460 (Institut Pasteur)
Comparing the intra-vacuolar lifestyle and vacuolar escape of Listeria & Shigella
- 2015 - 2017 PTR 521 (Institut Pasteur)
Identification of microRNAs regulating infection of human cells by Listeria
- 2015 - 2019 Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
Novel common host targets during bacterial infection of humans
- 2018 - 2019 PasteurINNOV (Institut Pasteur)
Listeriolysin S as a novel antibacterial
- 2018 LabEx IBEID - Integrative Biology of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Analysis of Yersinia pestis genomes from the 2017 Madagascar pneumonic plague outbreak
- 2019-2021 Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)/Agence Innovation Défense (AID)
Genomic Characterization and Cartographhy of Yersinia pestis
