Gregory Vernier

Trainee in the Marketing Office (50% part-time) and researcher (50%)

My time is split in two main missions:
• Development research work: In charge of an applied research project on new biomaterials and therapeutic proteins aggregation. Collaboration with industrial partners: Becton Dickinson and LFB.
• Trainee at the Marketing Office. Marketing study on the valorization of a patented biomaterial developed in the laboratory.

In charge of a research project on structural studies of membrane proteins targeted by antibiotics. Government funded project carried out in collaboration with several teams in Belgium.

Skills:
. Expression of membrane proteins
. Reconstitution into proteoliposomes
. Infrared, fluorescence spectroscopies
. Isotopic exchanges monitored by IR and MS

Established new research projects in collaboration with local and out-of-state teams (training in California).
Project: structural characterization of the Anthrax toxin pore.
Achievements: 3 research articles published in international peer-reviewed journals.

Skills:
. Expression, purification of proteins
. Liposomes, detergents
. Optical spectroscopy (Fluorescence, FRET, CD)
. Isotopic exchanges monitored by mass spectrometry

Collaboration to express and purify N15-labeled proteins for further protein folding studies.
Achievements: high amount of material was obtained (>200 mg).

Development of innovative isotopic exchanges techniques for structural studies of membrane proteins. Established numerous national collaborations for both thesis and other side projects. Supervision of a master’s degree trainee.
Achievements: 7 research articles published in international peer-reviewed journals.

Skills :
. Expression, purification of proteins
. Fluorescence, CD spectroscopies
. Isotopic exchanges monitored by NMR and mass spectrometry